He is currently the chief executive officer of Lucy Scientific Discovery Inc.. Nanula was born to an African American mother and an Italian father.
Nanula served as executive vice president of Amgen Inc. in May 2001 and was appointed chief financial officer in August 2001.
On May 4, 2007, it was announced that Nanula resigned from the Boeing Company's board of directors, where he had served since January 2005.
Nanula resigned from Colony in July 2013 amid allegations of a sex scandal that involved porn stars Trinity St. Clair and Samantha Saint.
[9] In July of 2023, Lucy Scientific Discovery Inc. announced that Nanula had been appointed its CEO and that he would "retain his Chairman role".