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Pelin Thorogood

Executive Chairman and Co-founder, Radicle Science

Pelin Thorogood

Pelin Thorogood is a tech executive turned social entrepreneur who has made a career out of being at the forefront of emerging business trends and technologies. The potential for CBD-rich therapeutics to deliver significant health benefits has led Pelin to co-found Wholistic Research and Education Foundation, a public non-profit (501c3), dedicated to CBD research, education and advocacy, where she serves as President. With an unwavering focus on data and analytics throughout her career, Pelin was previously CEO of Anametrix, an award-winning multi-channel analytics platform (acquired by Ensighten in 2014) and CMO of WebSideStory, the pioneer in web analytics (IPO in 2004, acquired by Omniture/Adobe in 2008). Pelin is a Vice Chair of the UC San Diego Foundation, Chair of the Chancellor's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Advisory Council and serves on the Executive Board of the UC San Diego Basement. 

Pelin holds a B.S. in Operations Research, M. Eng. and MBA degrees, all from Cornell University, where she also serves as Industry Scholar for Cornell Institute of Healthy Futures.