Vice President of Product Development
Cresco Lab
As Cresco Labs’ Vice President of Product Development, Stephanie Gorecki leads R&D for Cresco Labs. Her team ensures that products meet certain chemical and physical properties and they conduct the technical research needed to adopt the technology that is essential to be a disruptor in the cannabis space. She also helps build and launch food & beverage manufacturing operations in legal cannabis states and uses existing manufacturing equipment to accelerate time to market and reduce the need for additional capital investments.
Under her leadership, Cresco Labs shifted gummy production from a labor intensive, small batch, tabletop process to a system with advanced confectionary production equipment, which enabled the food & beverage department to increase production output to serve state demands. Ms. Gorecki also helped increase production capacity to serve increased demand from the new adult-use cannabis market in Illinois and spearheaded the development of a non-infused products pilot lab and dedicated product development space at The Hatchery Chicago in Illinois.
In 2021, she was recognized by Crain’s Business Chicago in its 2021 Class of 40 Under 40. In 2020, she was recognized by Crain's Business Chicago in its Most Notable Women in Manufacturing list. She is a member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and a member of the Illinois Women in Cannabis (IWC). In addition, she is a frequent speaker at industry events, including Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network's Cannabis Innovation conference and Cannabis Industry Journal's the 3rd Annual Infused Products conference.
Ms. Gorecki obtained a master’s degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Northern Illinois University.
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Monday, September 19, 2022
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT