Brian Graham

COO

Brian Graham is Chief Operating Officer for Nikola Labs. He drives growth, finance, and investment strategy for the organization. He has more than 25 years of international experience in innovation, strategy, technology commercialization and acquisitions for high-growth businesses across varied industries. Brian spent a decade as a corporate officer at Battelle Memorial Institute, a $4 billion research and development organization. Immediately before joining Nikola, Brian led the new business innovation team at the Fortune 100 company, Nationwide.

When he isn’t working, Brian and his family are involved in causes that work to reverse hunger and homelessness including Habitat for Humanity and Appalachia Service Project, which performs critical home repairs in low income rural communities.