Chuck Rifici

Chuck Rifici (born Charles Rifici) is a Canadian entrepreneur, former CEO of Tweed Marijuana Inc, and former CFO of the Liberal Party of Canada.

In 2011, Rifici was appointed CFO of Liberal Party of Canada by interim party leader Bob Rae, an appointment upheld by incoming Liberal leader Justin Trudeau.

Rifici got an MBA from Queen's University and a B.S.C. from the University of Ottawa. He is also a Chartered Professional Accountant. Rifici launched a software startup as a second-year engineering student at the University of Ottawa. Prior to Tweed, Rifici served as CFO of Select Start Studios, CFO of Marchwell Ventures Ltd, CFO of Impatica Inc, and CFO of Cybersurf Corp.

Tweed Marijuana Inc., is Canada’s biggest full-scale producer of government-sanctioned pot producers, which is based in Smiths Falls, Ontario. Rifici first took the company public in April 2014. Later in 2014, Rifici stepped-down as CEO from Tweed.

In 2014, Rifici was also named to the Top Forty under 40 by Ottawa Business Journal, alumnus of the year by the University of Ottawa faculty of engineering, and exceptional new business award by the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce.