Our Team

We’re solving one of the world’s biggest business problems.

We’re on a quest to eradicate contract chaos within the enterprise. With two decades of challenges behind us, we’ve finally cracked the code on this longstanding issue. 

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Nik Reed

  • Chief Executive Officer

Nicholas (Nik) Reed is the CEO and former Senior Vice President of Product and Research & Development of Knowable. Previously, Nik was the Co-founder of Ravel Law, a start-up that transformed caselaw into analytics. LexisNexis acquired Ravel in 2017, and Nik became Vice President of Product Strategy, developing solutions like Context at LexisNexis. Prior to Ravel, Nik worked in investment banking and strategy consulting. Nik is a Stanford undergraduate and law school alumnus.
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Amy Thomas

  • Head of Client Experience

Amy Thomas serves as Head of Client Experience. Previously, Amy held various leadership roles at both Knowable and Axiom, including VP Global Legal Technology Managed Services and VP Customer Success. Prior to joining Axiom, Amy led Professional Services and Customer Solutions teams. Amy is responsible for client relationship management and the delivery of technology-enabled solutions that transform how organizations understand and manage their contracts. Amy is a Western Carolina Business School alumnus.

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Dave Brewer

  • Head of Commercial

Dave Brewer is the Head of Commercial at Knowable. Dave joined Knowable following its spin-off from Axiom where he served as Sr. Manager of the Life Sciences Practice. Prior to Axiom, he held a variety of award-winning sales and leadership positions in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industry. Dave has a Business of Administration degree from Messiah University.

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James Tracy

  • Head of Engineering

James Tracy is the Vice President of Engineering at Knowable Inc., where he leads the development of scalable, intelligent platforms that power next-generation legal technology solutions. With over a decade of experience in healthcare technology—including 11 years at Change Healthcare—James was an early cloud technology adopter in the healthcare space as far back as 2011. Prior to joining Knowable, he served as Director of Engineering at Axiom. James is the chief architect behind the Knowable Platform and holds multiple patents in advanced machine learning systems, semantic search, and adaptive UI technologies, developed during his work with RELX Inc.

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Matt Jaksa

  • Head of Operations

Matt Jaksa serves as the Head of Operations at Knowable. Previously, Matt held various leadership roles at both Knowable and Axiom, including leading global managed services teams to deliver innovative contract intelligence and contract management solutions. Prior to joining Axiom, Matt practiced law, focusing his practice on complex commercial litigation. He is licensed to practice in California and Illinois. Matt holds a JD from University of Oregon School of Law and a BA in English from University of Minnesota Duluth. 

Knowbell Prize Winners

Our core values shape our identity individually, as a company, and within our community. Knowbell is a quarterly recognition program that celebrates Knowmads who exemplify these values through their work, integrity, and meaningful contributions to our shared goals.

KB Fresh Minds Q1 2026
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KB Open Hearts Q1 2026
KB Every One Q1 2026