A figure involved in the US foreign intelligence agency, and who has worked with a number of tech-focused firms, has joined the business. Canoe also named a "head of people." The firm has expanded its international base outside the US in recent years.

New York-based Canoe Intelligence, a financial technology company in the alternatives industry, has appointed a former senior CIA official, Noel Calhoun, as chief technology officer, and named Tiffany Mosher Taylor as head of people.

A former CTO at Onsites.io, (retail analytics company), Interos (supply chain and risk management software), and Kensho Technologies (AI company), Calhoun also worked for 13 years at the Central Intelligence Agency, leading the creation and leadership of data science and machine learning teams. 

Taylor, who has 25 years’ industry experience, has been head of people at Appcues (an IT firm) and chief people officer at PatientPing (a health technology business).

Canoe, which has been building its non-US business, said it has logged 100 per cent growth, year-on-year, in revenue for 2023. The international client base covers more than 275 firms, including banks, allocators, asset servicers, private equity firms, asset managers, and hedge funds. Canoe opened a London office in May 2023.