Fran Weld has served as Canopy’s CEO since its launch in January, 2022. As a leader, Fran has built her career with a keystone of cultivating high performing organizations. Her work has spanned urban policy, sustainable development, and sports, and has taken her from her hometown of Boston to cities ranging from Durham to Doha. Fran is a thought leader in both the sports and real estate industries, and often speaks, writes and teaches about her experiences and Canopy Team’s impact.

Previously, as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Development for the San Francisco Giants, Fran managed the design, financing, and entitlements of Mission Rock – a $2.6 billion, 28-acre waterfront neighborhood adjacent to Oracle Park. This public-private partnership between the Giants and the City and Port of San Francisco includes over 8 acres of parks and over 3.5 million square feet of mixed-use space, including VISA’s Global Headquarters, a range of local retail and restaurants, and 1,200 residential units (40% affordable). In addition to her work on the Giants’ real estate portfolio, Fran served on the Executive Committee for the Giants, helping to guide long-term planning efforts for the future growth of the organization, including new business opportunities and strategic investments. Fran established and served as CEO of Mission Rock Utilities, the first-ever central heating, cooling, and wastewater treatment district in San Francisco, which allowed the neighborhood to be completely carbon neutral with zero wastewater. She founded the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program for the community, including the creation of the city’s first ever Women in Building Trades Training Program.

Fran holds a B.S. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she was an NCAA student-athlete in Cross Country and Track and Field, and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Public Management from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. She is a former Chair of the Board of Directors of SPUR, an urban policy think tank, and was named one of Bay Area’s Most Influential Women and “40 Under 40” by the San Francisco Business Times, and a “Game Changer” by Sports Business Journal. Weld has taught a master’s level Studio course in UC Berkeley’s Real Estate Development + Design program, and frequently lectures at the GSB. Fran is a proud founding investor of Bay FC, San Francisco’s NWSL team. She lives in Baltimore with her nature loving family.