Rick Weissman, Founder, President of High Falls Hemp
Rick Weissman, Founder, and President of High Falls Agriculture and High Falls Hemp NY embarked on this venture in November 2017 and February 2018 respectively. Following an automobile accident that left him and his wife, Tricia with chronic discomfort, they both had been prescribed traditional pharmaceuticals to combat the pain. Disappointed, they turned away from conventional practices and found healing and wellness solutions in the plant-based alternative, CBD. Struck by the results and benefits, they embarked on a mission to educate and share CBD with everyone. When New York state offered farmers licenses to grow Hemp in 2017, they realized it was meant to be and planted their first hemp in 2018.
Under Tricia and Rick’s stewardship, High Falls Hemp NY upholds the most stringent industry standards utilizing organic farming practices and growing the products they sell. Their company owns the manufacturing process from, “seed to soul”. The product that is delivered to customers comes from their farm in High Falls, NY. Every product is triple lab tested, vegan, gluten free, cruelty-free, non-GMO. The extraction methods and processing of the products far exceed NY State Dept of Agriculture guidelines under Tricia and Rick’s leadership to ensure they remain the trusted New York CBD. They have an unwavering commitment to delivering the highest quality, most premium products to their customers.
Rick’s career spans 30+ years in the bond market. He served as Managing Director of Institutional Mortgage and Asset-Backed Sales at Gleacher Securities (2008-2013), RBS Greenwich Capital Markets (1994-2008), Nomura Securities (1989-1994), and LF Rothschild and Co (1986-1989). At Nomura Securities, Rick led a 50-person institutional MBS sales group and headed their mortgage-backed securities strategy group. Prior to Nomura, Rick was Senior Vice President at Powers Research, an interest rate risk management firm (1981-1986).
Rick holds an MBA from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University (1981) with a major in Finance and Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (1978) with majors in Finance and Marketing.