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Forty Under 40

Forty Under 40: Class of 2018

Tony Florez

Lindsay Amstutz

THEN: SVP/GM, Fox Sports West, Prime Ticket, Fox Sports San Diego
NOW: President, media and partnerships, Playfly Sports

Bryce Blum

THEN: Founding partner, ESG Law; EVP, Catalyst Sports & Media
NOW: Founding partner, ESG Law

Matthew Caldwell

THEN & NOW: President/CEO, Florida Panthers

Lindsay Kagawa Colas

THEN: SVP, Olympics and women, Wasserman
NOW: EVP, talent + The Collective, Wasserman

Tory Dandy

THEN: Senior executive agent, CAA Sports
NOW: Managing partner/co-head, CAA Football

Nili Doft

THEN: VP, digital products and analytics, NHL
NOW: SVP, digital media, NHL

Sean Eggert

THEN: VP, head of sports marketing, Red Bull North America
NOW: SVP, global sports marketing, Under Armour

Todd Fleming

THEN: VP/GM, Legends Global Sales
NOW: VP/executive director, Cognizant Classic, PGA Tour

Junior Gaspard

THEN: President/CEO, Experience
NOW: Entrepreneur in residence, Engage

Brandon Gayle

THEN: North America sports partnerships, Facebook/Instagram
NOW: Former COO, Spurs Sports & Entertainment

Kary (Brock) Giglio

THEN: VP, Endeavor Global Marketing
NOW: SVP/head of marketing, Diamond Baseball Holdings

Matt Grandis

THEN: EVP, properties, CSM Sport & Entertainment
NOW: Managing partner, Team Playmaker

Brad Griffith

THEN & NOW: Founder/CEO, Gametime

Matt Hill

THEN: SVP, global sports and entertainment consulting, GMR Marketing
NOW: CEO, SPAT Media

Court Jeske

THEN: CEO, Nashville Soccer Club
NOW: Chief commercial officer, USL

Nina King

THEN: Deputy AD, administration and legal affairs/chief of staff, Duke University
NOW: VP/AD, Duke University

Pat LaCroix

THEN: Head, global media and sponsorships, Bose
NOW: EVP, marketing and strategic partnerships, Seekr Technologies

Chris Marinak*

THEN: EVP, strategy, technology and innovation, MLB
NOW: Chief operations and strategy officer, MLB

Michael Melnitzky

THEN: VP, Allen & Co.
NOW: Managing director, Allen & Co.

Kim Miale

THEN & NOW: General counsel/NFL agent, Roc Nation Sports

Ben Milsom

THEN & NOW: Chief ticketing officer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Brendan Moynihan

THEN: SVP, consulting and sponsorship activation, Lagardère Plus
NOW: EVP, consulting and sponsorship activation, Sportfive

Megha Parekh

THEN: SVP/chief legal officer, Jacksonville Jaguars
NOW: EVP/chief legal officer, Jacksonville Jaguars

Deepen Parikh

THEN & NOW: Partner, Courtside Ventures

Dave Pietrycha

THEN: CFO, NBC Sports Group
NOW: EVP, strategy and business development, NBCUniversal

Josh Pyatt

THEN: Partner, WME
NOW: Partner/co-head, WME Sports

Jake Reid

THEN: President, Sporting Kansas City
NOW: President/CEO, Sporting Kansas City

Brent Rossi

THEN: EVP, marketing and brand strategy, Pegula Sports and Entertainment
NOW: SVP, media and marketing, Cleveland Browns

Angela Ruggiero

THEN: Founder/CEO, Sports Innovation Lab
NOW: Co-founder/chair, Sports Innovation Lab

Frank Saviano

THEN: Partner, Proskauer
NOW: Partner, Latham & Watkins

Erin Schnieders

THEN: VP, venues, NBA
NOW: SVP, head of arena development and standards, NBA

Nzinga Shaw

THEN: SVP, community/chief diversity and inclusion officer, Atlanta Hawks and Philips Arena
NOW: Global diversity, equity and inclusion speaker

Dan Shevchik

THEN & NOW: SVP/partner, Sports Media Advisors

Jordan Solomon

THEN: EVP, MSG Sports, The Madison Square Garden Co.
NOW: Partner, Arctos Partners

Ryan Spoon

THEN: SVP, social and digital content, ESPN
NOW: President, Yahoo Sports

Steve Starks

THEN: President, Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment/Utah Jazz
NOW: CEO, Larry H. Miller Co.

Josh Veilleux

THEN: VP, corporate partnerships, AEG Global Partnerships and Los Angeles Kings
NOW: SVP, AEG Global Partnerships

Miheer Walavalkar

THEN: Co-founder/chief business officer, LiveLike
NOW: Co-founder/CEO, LiveLike

Danny White

THEN: VP/AD, University of Central Florida
NOW: Vice chancellor/AD, University of Tennessee

Josh Whitman

THEN & NOW: AD, University of Illinois

* Forty Under 40 Hall of Fame

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