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Forty Under 40: Class of 2022

Marc Bryan-Brown

Amy Azzi

THEN & NOW: Senior director/head of sponsorships, T-Mobile

Michael Bucklin

THEN & NOW: SVP, digital, Fox Sports

Patrick Burke

THEN & NOW: VP, player safety, NHL

Katie Bynum Aznavorian

THEN & NOW: Chief strategy and growth officer, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee

Maggy Carlyle

THEN: General counsel, Pac-12 Conference
NOW: SVP, legal affairs/general counsel, Detroit Lions

Jim Cavale

THEN: Founder/CEO, INFLCR
NOW: Founder/chairman, Athletes.org

Geoff Cheong

THEN & NOW: Senior principal/architect, Populous

Daniel Cohen

THEN: SVP, media rights consulting, Octagon
NOW: EVP, global media rights consulting, Octagon

Alexa Cook

THEN & NOW: Global partnerships executive, CAA Sports

Kaitee Daley

THEN: VP, social media, ESPN
NOW: SVP, social, NEXT, content optimization, ESPN

Matt Davis

THEN: Head of U.S. sports marketing, Anheuser-Busch
NOW: VP, partnerships, Anheuser-Busch

Juan De Jesus

THEN: Vice president, NBA Top Shot and basketball community partnerships, Dapper Labs
NOW: Chief strategy officer, Next League

Stirling Eads

THEN & NOW: SVP, marketing, Excel Sports Management

Drew Fleming

THEN & NOW: President/CEO, Breeders’ Cup Limited

Boris Gartner

THEN & NOW: CEO, La Liga North America

Catie Griggs

THEN & NOW: President, business operations, Seattle Mariners

Tiffini Grimes

THEN & NOW: Senior deputy AD/SWA/chief diversity officer, University of Alabama

Richard Haddad

THEN & NOW: COO/chief legal officer, Detroit Pistons and Pistons Sports & Entertainment

Gina Hagedorn

THEN & NOW: President, brands, CSM Sport & Entertainment

Kathryn Hodel

THEN & NOW: Senior director, business growth and marketing, KAGR

Moon Javaid

THEN: Chief strategy officer, San Francisco 49ers and Elevate Sports Ventures
NOW: Co-founder/managing director, international, Elevate

Tucker Kain

THEN & NOW: Chief strategy and growth officer, Fanatics

Brian Kantarian

THEN & NOW: Managing director/head of J.P. Morgan private bank’s sports finance group, J.P. Morgan

Allison Katz-Mayfield

THEN: VP, business strategy and analytics, LA28
NOW: SVP, games delivery revenue, LA28

Carter Ladd

THEN: EVP, brand alliances and consumer products, MLS
NOW: EVP/CRO, MLS

Fara Leff

THEN & NOW: COO, Klutch Sports Group

Zach Leonsis

THEN & NOW: President, media and new enterprises, Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Graham Neff

THEN & NOW: AD, Clemson University

Jeff Nelson

THEN & NOW: President, Navigate

Colin Neville

THEN & NOW: Partner, The Raine Group

Mike Raffensperger

THEN: CMO, FanDuel
NOW: President, sports, FanDuel

Jay Riola

THEN: SVP, strategy and innovation, Orlando Magic
NOW: EVP, strategy and innovation, Orlando Magic

Whalen Rozelle

THEN & NOW: COO, esports, Riot Games

Lyndsay Signor

THEN & NOW: SVP, consumer engagement, NBC Sports Group

Kelvin Smith

THEN: Executive associate commissioner/general counsel, Big 12 Conference
NOW: SVP, global licensing and partner development, Fanatics Collectibles, Fanatics

Christa Stout

THEN: SVP, innovation and technology, Portland Trail Blazers
NOW: EVP/chief strategy and innovations officer, Portland Trail Blazers

Morgan Sword

THEN & NOW: EVP, baseball operations, MLB

Brandon Thompson

THEN & NOW: VP, diversity and inclusion, NASCAR

Lindsay Ulrey

THEN & NOW: VP, global sports experiences and partnerships, American Express

Evan Wasch

THEN & NOW: EVP, basketball strategy and analytics, NBA

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: Warner Bros. Discovery thinks it can match Amazon's NBA deal; Jim Phillips comes out swinging during ACC Media Days; Calgary looks to finally be getting a new NHL arena; and Ohio State football fans are buying up season tickets in bulk.

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