Business + Sports

Perhaps it's some commonality around a love for numbers, but a good number of Mendoza alums have found that sports and business do mix. Athletes and non-athletes alike have gravitated to front-office jobs with professional sports franchises and foundations, ranging from the Chicago Bears and the Bulls, to the NFL and NBA. Here's a select list.

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Joseph J. Berhalter (MARK '93) | CFO, US Soccer Federation

Stanley G. Bowman (FIN '95) | VP and GM, Chicago Blackhawks

Brooks C. Boyer (FIN '94) | Sr. VP, Sales & Marketing, Chicago White Sox

Craig J. Counsell (ACCT '92) | Manager, Milwaukee Brewers

Michael E. Feeley (ACCT '99) | Club Finance Director, National Football League

Kevin P. Goldthwaite (MGT '05) | VP of Soccer Operations, Sacramento Republic Football Club

Caitlin E. Hefele (MARK '12) | Manager, Fan Strategy & Marketing, National Football League

John P.G. Higgins (ACCT '75) | Senior VP, General Counsel, Tampa Bay Rays

Lynn M. Holtmann (MARK '06) | Senior Manager, Event Presentation, Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Team

Corey Krawiec (MBA '12) | Player Personnel/Analytics, Baltimore Ravens

Claire Kueny (MGT '12) | Dream Foundation Intern, Washington Nationals Baseball Club

Brent D. Lawton (ACCT '04) | Director, Media Strategy & Business Development, National Football League

Michael J. Lysak (MSA '08) | Senior Director, Revenue Accounting, National Basketball Association

John M. Paxson (MARK '83) | EVP, Basketball Operations, Chicago Bulls

Theodore P. Phillips (ACCT '79) | President, Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc.

Ruth E. Riley (EMBA '16, ND '01) | GM, San Antonio Stars, National Basketball Association

Philip J. Sheridan Jr. (MARK '92) | Manager, Home Clubhouse, Philadelphia Phillies

Byron Spruell (MBA '89, ND '87) | President, League Operations, National Basketball Association

John E. York (FIN '03) | CEO, San Francisco 49ers