PANELIST BIOS
Christian Kanady Founding Partner & CEO Echo, Investment Capital, LLC
Christian Kanady is the founding partner of Echo. Whether investing in energy, life science, technology, entertainment, or national security, Kanady understands how to build cutting-edge companies by aligning untapped resources. Under his leadership, Echo has accumulated a stake in over 6,500 wells across Oklahoma and Texas as one of the largest private owners of oil and gas royalties in the world. Echo is also the leading investor in enterprises such as Prairie Surf Media and Wheeler Bio. His commercial real estate portfolio includes holdings across numerous U.S. cities. In all, Kanady oversees more than $1.3 billion in assets under management. A firm believer in giving back, Kanady is an active philanthropist, forging long- term partnerships with nonprofits involved in community development, education, social services, youth athletics, and music and arts. His entrepreneurial spirit guides his vision to drive community growth and innovation. Kanady’s family is his most meaningful achievement, and he is a devoted husband to Kate and proud father to daughters Lily, Constantina, Marie-Sistine, and Honorine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma. Rachel Lane, Ph.D., R.D. Executive Director, Canopy Healthtech and Senior Staff, University of Oklahoma Price College of Business Rachel Lane, Ph.D., R.D., practiced clinical dietetics before earning her Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She combined her clinical and research expertise to found The Written Science, LLC, where she worked with strategic stakeholders and investors to translate science into business. As the founding CEO of BIO Alabama, the state trade association for the biotech industry, she worked with the state’s legislators, economic developers, industry partners, and academic institutions to convene and ignite the biotech ecosystem. In 2022, Dr. Lane returned to Oklahoma, determined to invest her career in the Heartland. She obsessively dreams up new ways to maximize life science innovations that recenter humanity in healthcare.
Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online