Tony Florez
Seth Bacon
THEN: SVP, media, MLS
NOW: EVP, media, MLS
Derek Belch
THEN & NOW: Founder/CEO, Strivr Labs
Ilan Ben-Hanan
THEN: VP, college sports programming, ESPN
NOW: SVP, programming and content strategy, ESPN
Jimmy Bruns
THEN: SVP, client services, GMR Marketing
NOW: EVP, brand consulting, Elevate
Lisa Campos
THEN: VP, intercollegiate athletics, Northern Arizona University
NOW: VP, intercollegiate athletics, University of Texas at San Antonio
Daniel Cherry III
THEN: Chief marketing and innovation officer, New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center
NOW: SVP/GM, Adidas
Jason Cohen
THEN & NOW: General counsel, Dallas Cowboys
Sakiya Daniel
THEN & NOW: VP, MKTG
Will Dean
THEN: Founder/CEO, Tough Mudder
NOW: Former CEO, Tough Mudder
Rob DeAngelis
THEN: Executive, CAA Sports
NOW: Head of global sales and partnerships, CAA Sports
Bill Fagan
THEN: COO, The Aspire Group
NOW: President/CEO, Playfly Aspire
Cole Gahagan
THEN: Chief commercial officer, Fanatics
NOW: President/CEO, Learfield
Rocky Harris
THEN: COO, Arizona State University/Sun Devil Athletics
NOW: Chief of sport and athlete services, USOPC
Jeff Ianello
THEN: EVP, client partnerships, SeatGeek
NOW: EVP/head of sales, North America, SeatGeek
Martin Jarmond
THEN: Deputy AD/chief of staff, Ohio State University
NOW: AD, UCLA
Katherine Johnson
THEN: VP, global sponsorship marketing, Visa
NOW: Global marketing director, brand, content, sports partnerships, Google
Nick Kelly
THEN: Director, experiential marketing, sports, Anheuser-Busch InBev
NOW: VP, partnerships, Verizon
Elena Klau
THEN: SVP/group director, strategy and performance NA, Momentum Worldwide
NOW: Chief strategy and product officer, Momentum Worldwide
Brandon Lloyd
THEN: CEO/founder, Bypass
NOW: Founder/CEO, Forward
J.B. Lockhart
THEN: SVP, team finance and strategy, NBA
NOW: CFO, A24
Olek Loewenstein
THEN: SVP, strategy and operations, Univision Deportes
NOW: Global president of sports, TelevisaUnivision
Matthew Nussbaum
THEN: Assistant general counsel, MLB Players Association
NOW: General counsel, MLB Players Association
David Oxfeld
THEN: VP, client sales and business development, Excel Sports Management
NOW: Chief commercial officer, Miami Marlins
Dan Parise
THEN: VP/managing director, Scout Sports and Entertainment
NOW: Co-head, Playfly Sports Consulting
Anthony Perez
THEN: EVP, strategy, Orlando Magic
NOW: SVP, commercial, online payments and venues, Shift4
Ashwin Puri
THEN: Senior associate AD/CRO, University of California, Berkeley
NOW: VP, athletics and recreation, LaSalle University
Alex Radetsky
THEN & NOW: President/founder, Radegen Sports Management
Ann Rodriguez
THEN: VP, business operations, Atlanta United FC
NOW: Senior adviser, McKinsey & Co.
Jeffrey Roth
THEN & NOW: Partner, Bruin Capital
Connor Schell*
THEN: SVP/executive producer, original content, ESPN
NOW: Founder/CEO, Words + Pictures
Brandon Schneider
THEN: SVP, business development, Golden State Warriors
NOW: President/COO, Golden State Warriors
Vishal Shah
THEN: SVP, digital media business development, NFL
NOW: Managing partner, Vesta Ventures
Gretchen Sheirr
THEN: EVP/CRO, Houston Rockets
NOW: President, business operations, Houston Rockets
Tobias Sherman
THEN: Global head of esports, WME-IMG
NOW: Co-Founder/CEO, Foundry IV
Justin Toman
THEN: Director, sports marketing, PepsiCo
NOW: Head, sports marketing, PepsiCo
Jeremy Walls
THEN: SVP/CMO, Miami Dolphins
NOW: COO, Arizona Cardinals
Danny White
THEN: VP/AD, University of Central Florida
NOW: Vice chancellor/AD, University of Tennessee
Chip Wile
THEN: President, Daytona International Speedway
NOW: Chief track properties officer, NASCAR
Mike Zabik
THEN: Principal, RedBird Capital Partners
NOW: Partner, RedBird Capital Partners
Tim Zue
THEN: SVP, finance, strategy and analytics, Boston Red Sox
NOW: EVP/CFO, Boston Red Sox
* Forty Under 40 Hall of Fame
