About Canopy Healthtech
The Who, What, and Where of Canopy Healthtech
Canopy Healthtech
Canopy Healthtech is a collaboration among the University of Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Tulsa, which are all committed to developing a virtual healthtech innovation niche in Oklahoma. The idea for Canopy was conceptualized by Tulsa Innovation Labs, and our programs are philanthropically sponsored through the George Kaiser Family Foundation and housed within the University Oklahoma Price College of Business Tom Love Innovation Hub. Canopy staff and supported spinouts operate out of 36 N Incubator in the heart of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Executive Director
Rachel Lane PhD, RD is the founding executive director for Canopy Healthtech. She draws on her own experiences as a clinician, basic scientist, and entrepreneur to help academic innovators make the leap from thinker to doer. Dr. Lane is a senior staff member in the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma.
Oversight Committee
Experts who guide the success of Canopy and Oklahoma virtual healthtech innovators
Tré Baker
Managing Director
Techstars
Jennifer Clark, MD
Physician and Healthcare Delivery Scientist
John Hanak
Chief Innovation and Corporate Officer
The University of Oklahoma
Bill Lawson, PhD
Director of Technology Commercialization
The University of Tulsa
Jeff McIntyre, JD
Patent Attorney and Partner
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jessica Nadler, PhD
Managing Director
Deloitte
Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD
Chief Medical and Population Health Officer at UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Oklahoma
Daniel Will
Executive Director
Brightest Orange Ventures/Cowboy Technologies