Andrew French
Katie Blackburn
THEN & NOW: EVP, Cincinnati Bengals
Colin Boatwright
THEN: Chief technology officer/SVP, Total Sports
NOW: SVP, IT strategy, technology and business analytics, Marken
William Burkhardt
THEN: EVP, ESPN Enterprises and ESPN International
NOW: EVP, TAPPP
Brian Cashman
THEN: GM, New York Yankees
NOW: SVP/GM, New York Yankees
Casey Close
THEN: President, IMG Baseball
NOW: Managing partner, Excel Sports Management
Bryan Colangelo
THEN: President/GM, Phoenix Suns; president, Phoenix Arena Sports
NOW: Equity partner/board member, TheBizio
Lee Ann Daly
THEN: SVP, marketing, ESPN
NOW: Master’s student, University of Southern California
Mike Dee
THEN: SVP, corporate marketing, San Diego Padres
NOW: Chairman/CEO/co-founder, Pickleball4America
Mark Dowley
THEN: CEO, Momentum Worldwide
NOW: Chief operating partner, RedBird Capital Partners
Brian France
THEN: SVP, NASCAR
NOW: Founder, Silver Falcon Capital
Tom Glick
THEN: GM, Sacramento River Cats
NOW: Managing director, Rockledge Sports Advisory
David Grant
THEN: Principal, Velocity Sports & Entertainment
NOW: Retired; consultant
Michael Huyghue
THEN: SVP, Jacksonville Jaguars
NOW: President, Michael Huyghue & Associates; consultant to Jacksonville City Council
Wayne Katz
THEN & NOW: Partner, Proskauer Rose
Barry Klarberg
THEN: Founder/managing partner, KRT Business Management
NOW: Regional president/senior managing director, MAI Capital Management
Katie Lacey
THEN: Director of sports marketing, Pepsi-Cola North America
NOW: Board member, Designer Protein; founding member, The Band of Sisters
Mark Lazarus
THEN: President, Turner Sports
NOW: Chairman, NBCUniversal Media Group
Mario Lemieux
THEN: Owner, Pittsburgh Penguins
NOW: Chairman, Mario Lemieux Foundation
Jon Litner
THEN: EVP/COO, NHL
NOW: CEO, YES Network
Kevin McClatchy
THEN: CEO/managing general partner, Pittsburgh Pirates
NOW: Co-chairman, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
Dan Meis
THEN: Design partner, NBBJ Sports and Entertainment
NOW: Director, global sports design, AECOM
Susan O’Malley
THEN: President, Washington Sports & Entertainment
NOW: Senior Instructor, sport and entertainment management, University of South Carolina
Alan Ostfield
THEN: SVP, business and legal affairs, Palace Sports & Entertainment
NOW: CEO, U.S. Sailing
David Paro
THEN: SVP, corporate consulting, SFX Sports Group
NOW: Head of global sponsorships, MoneyGram International
David Payne
THEN: SVP/GM, CNN Sports Illustrated Interactive
NOW: President/executive producer, RainStream Media
Tony Petitti
THEN: VP/GM, WCBS-TV in New York; special adviser, CBS Sports
NOW: Commissioner, Big Ten Conference
Steve Phelps
THEN: VP, corporate sponsorships, NFL Properties
NOW: President, NASCAR
Jeff Price
THEN: VP, sponsorship and event marketing, MasterCard International
NOW: Chief commercial officer, PGA of America
Bob Reif
THEN: SVP, sales and marketing/CMO, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Racing League
NOW: President/CEO, The Audible Group
Kris Rone
THEN: EVP/CMO, Los Angeles Dodgers
NOW: Vice chair, Vistamar School
Chris Russo
THEN: SVP, new media, NFL
NOW: Founder/CEO, Fifth Generation Sports
David Salomon
THEN: President, Millsport
NOW: President, East End Advisors
Jeff Shell
THEN: President/CEO, Fox Cable Networks
NOW: Chairman, sports and media, RedBird Capital Partners
Adam Silver
THEN: President/COO, NBA Entertainment
NOW: Commissioner, NBA
Daniel Snyder
THEN: Owner, Washington Redskins
NOW: Former owner, Washington Commanders
Mark Steinberg
THEN: President of basketball/VP, golf, IMG
NOW: Managing partner, Excel Sports Management
Andrew Sturner
THEN: President, corporate and business development, SportsLine.com
NOW: Co-founder/managing partner, Entourage Effect Capital
Rob Tilliss
THEN: Managing director, global sports and advisory finance group, Chase Manhattan Corp.
NOW: Founder/CEO, Inner Circle Sports
Heidi Ueberroth
THEN: EVP, global media properties and marketing partnerships, NBA Entertainment
NOW: Executive co-chair, Pebble Beach Resorts
Mitchell Ziets
THEN: Principal, Legg Mason
NOW: CEO, Tipping Point Sports
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Forty Under 40: Where are they now?
David Grant
David Grant (Class of 2000) is happily retired from MKTG and dividing his time between working on behalf of the Suzanne Grant Foundation, named for his late wife; consulting with clients, including Bread Financial, issuer of the NFL Extra Points credit card; traveling; and working on his golf game.
“A friend told me the other day that he misses everything but legal and procurement,” Grant laughed. “I feel the same way.” — Terry Lefton
