Paul Hanlon spent over a decade in the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball before joining Canopy Team. As Senior Director of Ballpark Operations and Sustainability at MLB, Paul was responsible for overseeing the relationship between the thirty Club ballpark operators and the League Office. This included the groups responsible for security, guest services, facility management, concessions, and sustainability at all 30 teams. Paul played a primary role in the management of all MLB Global Event operations including Postseason, All-Star Week, Field of Dreams, MLB London Series, and the World Baseball Classic. Prior to MLB, Paul spent a decade in the Boston Red Sox front office with time spent overseeing the Club’s planning and development, facility, and office operation departments, as well as establishing the historical archives department and the Fenway Park Living Museum. He was also the primary lead for the 2010 NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park and played a major role in the creation and operation of concerts at Fenway Park.

As COO at Canopy Team, Paul is a member of the executive and business operations leadership team with a focus on organizational strategy and business development. In his role, Paul serves as a project executive over various client projects and the lead on event programming as an operational lead for several clients’ large-scale events, including the 2024 MLB All-Star Game and 2024 MLB Game at Rickwood Field.

Paul is a native of Waltham, MA, with his love of sports coming from watching and listening to every Red Sox game with his Mom from the age of three. Paul loves music from the 60’s to the 90’s, pop culture and TV from all decades, seeking out historical sites in the cities he travels, and seeing the world with his friends and family. Paul holds a bachelor’s degree from the Boston University College of Communication. He is currently based in the Baltimore/DC area.