As Chairman of the Board of Directors at Park Jordan, Barrington Rutherford brings a deep knowledge of the cannabis industry through his years of experience leading the real estate department of Cresco Labs -- one largest and most respected multi-state cannabis organizations in the US. Barrington supported the company in the growth of its operations from one state to ten. Under his leadership, Cresco’s real estate team has successfully completed dozens of real estate transactions that led to prime locations for the company’s cultivation, manufacturing, and dispensary locations. Mr. Rutherford also launched Cresco’s social equity and justice initiatives. Under his stewardship, the SEED (Social Equity & Educational Development) initiative works to develop pathways into the cannabis industry for people most impacted by the War on Drugs through partnerships, sponsorships, and developing justice-oriented programming. The program has contributed over $2MM to date to initiatives, activations, and organizations in Cresco’s local communities.

Prior to his tenure at Cresco Labs, Mr. Rutherford enjoyed an acclaimed entrepreneurial career as a real estate developer and national fast-food restaurant franchisee. His real estate experience dates to 2003 and includes both residential and commercial development, both new and adaptive reuse projects including office facilities, churches, gymnasiums, childcare facilities, and multifamily housing developments around the country. In 2019, he was elected Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association; to the Board of Directors of the Minority Cannabis Business Association; and more recently to the Board of Directors of the New York Urban League and South Side Federal Community Credit Union.