Preferred Name: Fran

Last Name: Weld

Degree String (Type, Year): (MBA '11)

Job Title: CEO

Company Name: Canopy Team

Bio: Fran Weld is the CEO of Canopy Team, a boutique sports strategy consulting firm that advises teams, universities and public sector clients on real estate, design, and operations. Prior to founding Canopy, Weld served as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Development for the San Francisco Giants, where she managed the design, financing, and entitlements of Mission Rock, the $2.6 billion, 28-acre waterfront neighborhood adjacent to Oracle Park. This public-private partnership features more than 8 acres of parks and 3.5 million square feet of mixed-use space, including 1,200 residential units (40% affordable). Weld led the creation of Mission Rock Utilities, the first-ever central heating, cooling and wastewater treatment district in San Francisco. She is a former Board Chair of SPUR, an urban policy think tank, and has taught a master’s level studio course in the University of California, Berkeley’s Real Estate Development + Design program. Fran and her family now live in Baltimore, MD.