Executive management

Yoko Miyashita was appointed CEO of Leafly in August 2020 after serving as the company’s General Counsel since 2019. Yoko has spent her career serving mission-driven companies navigating complex global legal and regulatory environments in order to bring meaningful and compelling products to market. An expert in policy and advocacy, as General Counsel, she led Leafly’s position on key regulatory, compliance and government affairs issues. She has focussed on progressing Leafly’s reputation as a trusted cannabis resource and leveraged an understanding of current cannabis regulations, and opportunities for change, to help scale Leafly’s marketplace.

Previously, Yoko spent 14 years at Getty Images, where she led the global legal team as SVP and general counsel. Prior to joining Getty Images, she practiced law with Perkins Coie LLP in Seattle. She holds a J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Suresh Krishnaswamy was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Leafly in September 2021. As Leafly’s CFO, Suresh is responsible for managing all finance operations and strategy, and leading the company’s financial strategy and expansion as a three-sided marketplace. Suresh brings more than 25 years of experience in finance and technology, having served in leadership roles at global companies and marketplace startups.

Suresh has worked with major investment banks, including Credit Suisse, Bank of America (Fleet Boston Financial), Credit Agricole, and Barclays. Most recently, Suresh served as a key advisor for NextLevel Business Consulting, where he developed vision and strategy for large companies in financial services and technology. Prior to joining NextLevel, he led the Finance and Platform teams as CFO at Drift, a renewable energy marketplace. While there, he established a financial framework for prioritizing and managing product initiatives, oversaw compliance, and led risk processes. He has also served as strategic advisor to a number of companies, including global digital payments services and Fintech companies in finance, strategy, and product management roles.

Suresh holds a BSE in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and a MS in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin. He is based in Seattle, WA.

Carlos leads Leafly’s sales, marketing, business operations, and award-winning content teams. As part of his role, Carlos shapes the go-to market strategy for existing and new products, ensuring that retail and brand customers understand the value Leafly brings to customers of all sizes. He oversees the sales planning process and guides the company’s product strategy to increase revenue generation in both existing and new markets.

Carlos brings many years of experience across a distinguished career in digital media, business development, and intellectual property compliance. As a seasoned business leader with more than 20 years of commercial experience, he has expertise in establishing, developing, and growing businesses in both emerging and mature markets around the globe.

Prior to joining Leafly, Carlos served as Chief Commercial Officer at Adnet Global, where he led the overall strategy to speed the growth of their business. Before Adnet, Carlos spent two decades at Getty Images where he managed multiple business units including Northern Europe, Emerging Markets, Global Compliance, Hispanic US, and Latin America. While at Getty Images, he designed and implemented the go-to-market strategy for expansion into LATAM and led the entire acquisition and integration of Getty Images Latin America. He also led business development for PicScout, a leading image recognition company, where he launched several products and expanded the customer base beyond content creators to include brands, marketers, PR and advertising agencies.

Carlos has a Masters in Business Administration from Alliance Manchester Business School and resides in the Puget Sound region.