It allows for a change of scenery.
Great ideas come from exploring: Canopy itself was conceptualized in the forest. Without ties to an office, we’ve seen Foresters do amazing work from a hotel, a campground, or even a boat.
It's better for our planet.
We strive to be good stewards not just in the digital world, but also in the real world. Cutting out daily commutes and not powering a dedicated workspace are ways to lessen our impact on the planet.
It offers a healthier balance.
Our Foresters are dedicated to the roles they play at Canopy, but they are also people with full lives. Working from home provides more time and autonomy to balance family, hobbies, and other obligations.
It lets us build a more diverse team.
Recruiting from just one geographic location can severely limit the variety of voices on a team. By bringing together people from all walks of life, we aim to make more inclusive decisions.
Ralph Nickl
Founder and CEO
Ralph Nickl has more than 25 years of experience working with startups to deliver business solutions, software products and consulting services to enterprise, law firm and government clients. With earlier roles spanning technical architect, strategic consultant, and senior sales executive for companies like Accenture and First Advantage, Ralph has directly supported litigations, investigations, and eDiscovery implementations.
As a serial entrepreneur, prior to launching Canopy, Ralph co-founded Global Colleague, a boutique eDiscovery and document review company. During this phase of his career, Ralph advised government entities, service providers, and software manufacturers on the application of ediscovery technology to support litigation, investigations, and public records responses. Ralph’s experience in using technology to find personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) exemptions under these public record laws made post-data breach response for GDPR, HIPAA, FERPA, and similar laws an obvious choice for Canopy’s first product.
When not leading Canopy, Ralph spends his spare time with his family hiking, foraging for mushrooms, and baking bread.
Adi Elliott
Chief Operating Officer
Adi Elliott has more than 15 years of executive leadership experience within the software and services industries with a focus on building and leading high performing marketing, sales, talent, support, product, and strategy teams. He brings his deep experience in business operations, strategic planning, and corporate development to his role as Chief Operating Officer at Canopy Software.
Prior to his role at Canopy, he held leadership roles in three companies with $100M+ liquidity events, led multiple marketing and product teams recognized for innovation, built three of the strongest corporate and product brands in the electronic discovery market, and oversaw the creation of ediscovery’s industry-leading conference.
In his free time, Adi enjoys hiking with his wife in the Pacific Northwest, playing basketball, and cheering for the Portland Trail Blazers. And thanks to his three sons, he somehow became pretty serious about playing Pokémon Go.
Martin Borak
Chief Financial Officer
Drawing upon previous experience as CFO, Treasurer, Controller and Director for various U.S. and international companies, Martin Borak is responsible for all financial matters at Canopy. Martin has financial, management, operational, and strategic planning experience spanning diverse business environments, including large public companies and top 50 financial institutions, venture capital-backed startups, and turnaround situations. He is a proven leader in corporate finance, M&A, demanding environments such as private equity, and complex high-growth companies that require organizational savvy. Martin has been recognized for his creativity, strong technical ability, leadership and motivational skills, as well as sharp business fundamentals.
Martin earned his MBA from Duke University, graduating in the top 10 percent of his class, and received a BA with high distinction from the University of Virginia. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa society.
In his spare time, Martin enjoys his varied musical tastes, cooking, and his beloved Washington Nationals.
Sarah Albani
Director of Marketing
Sarah joined Canopy in 2021, bringing a unique combination of design, writing, and marketing strategy experience to the team. She champions the corporate brand and manages Canopy's website development, social media presence, advertising campaigns, content creation, communications/public relations, and conference participation.
Sarah has lived and breathed digital marketing since graduating from Ohio University in 2012. Before coming to Canopy, she served as the Marketing Manager at PCCA, a pharmaceutical compounding wholesaler and services provider, where she was instrumental in growing the company's digital presence and led the transition toward an account-based marketing (ABM) focus. She previously coordinated digital marketing efforts for national and global companies in the textile recycling and fashion industries.
Sarah lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband and their dog, Murphy. In her free time, she can be found on the sand volleyball court, the bouldering wall, biking around town, or enjoying a local park.
Jennifer Jackson
Vice President of Customer Success
Joining Canopy in 2022, Jennifer "Jen" Jackson leads Canopy's Customer Success and Support organization.
As a barred attorney, Jen started her career in ediscovery managed review over 15 years ago. Before transitioning to Data Breach Response, she spent almost a decade in ediscovery leadership, including serving as Vice President of Project Management at Legility and later as Senior Director of Customer Success at Venio.
Jen holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland and a Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Hailing from Columbia, Maryland, Jen is married to an aerospace engineer and has three children: an adult stepson, a teenage daughter, and a very active toddler daughter who keeps her busy! In her free time, Jen enjoys spending time in nature and fostering her daughters’ love of all things equestrian.
Aditi Shah
Vice President of Finance
Aditi comes to Canopy with over a decade of experience in the Accounting and Finance space, in both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining Canopy, she managed finance departments for start-ups, overseeing and handling everything from transaction-level accounting to budgeting, planning, and forecasting. She has a Master’s in Secondary Mathematics from Northwestern University and a Bachelor’s in Accountancy from DePaul University.
Aditi resides in Austin, Texas, where she spends her free time being with friends and family along with soaking in nature on hikes and walks as much as she can. She also loves to travel and plans to continue increasing the number of countries that she has visited (currently 20+).