Graham James

Graham James is the current Head of Communications at Canopy. Prior to this, they served as the SVP of Global Communications at DAZN Group from July 2021 to February 2022, and the VP of Communications at Brex from January 2021 to July 2021. From October 2018 to January 2021, they were the Head of Communications at Canopy. From March 2012 to October 2018, they served as the Global Head of Corporate Communications at Spotify.

At Spotify, James led all communications efforts to take Spotify public via direct listing. Graham oversaw corporate communications, including financial communications, CEO and CFO communications, acquisitions, crisis communications, music industry PR, and B2B PR. Graham coordinated the overall calendar of global communications activities, including consumer PR, product launches, new market launches, financial communications, and data storytelling. Graham also directed messaging and outreach to the music industry to solidify Spotify as the recognized global streaming music leader.

At Canopy, James leads a team of 6 communications professionals and multiple PR agencies.

Graham James has a BA in Graham'story/Writing from DePauw University and an MBA from Drake University.

Some of their coworkers include Amie Green - Head of Marketing, Matthew Ogle - Head of Product, and Gabriel Valdivia - Head of Design. Graham James reports to Brian Whitman, CEO & Founder.