Triple Canopy was an American private military company based in Herndon, Virginia, with offices in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Nigeria.[1]
History
Triple Canopy was founded in Chicago, Illinois in September 2003 by Thomas Katis and Matthew Mann.[2] In 2005, the company's corporate headquarters was relocated to Herndon, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C.[1:1]
In June 2007, Triple Canopy acquired Clayton Consultants.[1:2]
On April 1, 2009, United States Department of State acting deputy spokesman Gordon Duguid announced that it had reassigned Blackwater's contracts for security services in Iraq to Triple Canopy.[3]
Constellis merger
In early June 2014, Triple Canopy merged with Academi (formerly known as Blackwater) to create Constellis Holdings,[4] which subsequently announced on June 6, 2014 that it would acquire Constellis Group and its holdings, creating a new combined conglomerate.[5]
Organization
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Katis | Co-founder | - |
| Matthew Mann | Co-founder | - |
Affiliations
Triple Canopy was a member organization of:[6]
- Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association International (AFCEA)
- Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
- Corporate Council on Africa (CCA)
- International Peace Operations Association (IPOA)
- International Security Management Association (ISMA)
- National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
- Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)
- Professional Services Council (PSC)
- Private Security Company Association of Iraq (PSCAI)
- Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA)
- University Risk Management and Insurance Association (URMIA)
External links
About Triple Canopy. Triple Canopy. Retrieved May 1, 2009, from http://archive.today/2009.05.01-180459/http://www.triplecanopy.com/triplecanopy/en/about/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Brown, C., & Wishing, K. (2017). Judicial Opinions regarding the Constellis Group, Inc., and the SJP Group, Inc., ESOP Transactions. Willamette Management Associates. https://web.archive.org/web/20231121065946/https://www.willamette.com/insights_journal/17/autumn_2017_7.pdf ↩︎
Radia, K. (2009, April 1). Blackwater gets replaced in Iraq. ABC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20090403132327/http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2009/04/blackwater-gets.html ↩︎
Brannen, K. (2014, July 1). Blackwater’s Descendants Are Doing Just Fine. Foreign Policy. http://archive.today/2020.07.03-143441/https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/07/01/blackwaters-descendants-are-doing-just-fine/ ↩︎
Constellis Holdings, Inc. Acquires Constellis Group, Inc. (2014, June 6). PR Newswire. https://web.archive.org/web/20140707032259/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/constellis-holdings-inc-acquires-constellis-group-inc-262388561.html ↩︎
Affiliations. Triple Canopy. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from http://archive.today/2009.06.01-212037/http://www.triplecanopy.com/triplecanopy/en/about/affiliations.php ↩︎
