SportsBusiness Journal this week announced its annual Forty Under 40 class. Members of this year's class will be honored April 4 at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Fla., during the 12th annual IMG World Congress of Sports. The names of those selected are listed below.
| EXEC | TITLE |
| Jay Adya | Evolution Media Capital Exec |
| Derek Aframe | Octagon Senior VP |
| Renie Anderson | NFL VP/Business Development, Sponsorship & Media Sales |
| Nick Arison | Heat CEO |
| Christopher Brumm | MLB Senior Counsel |
| Rob Candelino | Unilever VP/Marketing |
| Alexander Chang | American Express VP/Sports & Entertainment Marketing |
| Woodie Dixon | Pac-12 Conference General Counsel & VP/Business Affairs |
| Steve Dupee | GMR Marketing Senior VP/Client Management |
| Ray Elias | StubHub CMO |
| Amy Gleeson | Visa Senior Business Leader/Global |
| Chris Granico | adidas Global Sports Marketing & Basketball Head |
| Robb Heineman | MLS Sporting KC President, CEO & co-Owner |
| Karen Hoffman Lent | Skadden Arps Partner |
| Matt Kamienski | World Golf Championships Senior Dir and Presidents Cup Exec Dir |
| Alex Kaplan | DirecTV VP/Revenue & Product Marketing |
| Craig Karmazin | Good Karma Broadcasting President & CEO |
| Dan Keats | Allstate Integrated Marketing Communications Dir |
| Sam Kennedy | Red Sox COO and Fenway Sports Management President |
| Greg Luckman | CAA Sports Global Consulting Head |
| Doug Manning | CSE Senior VP/Marketing |
| Mike McCarley | NBC Golf Media President |
| Scott Milleisen | JPMorgan Chase Managing Dir |
| Carl Mittleman | Aramark Sports & Entertainment Regional VP |
| Brett O’Brien | Gatorade Senior VP & GM |
| Mike Ondrejko | Legends Sales & Marketing COO |
| John Papa | ESPN VP/Program Planning & Acquisitions |
| Merritt Paulson | MLS Timbers Owner & President |
| Drew Russell | Intersport VP/Sports Properties |
| Martha Saucedo | AEG Exec VP/External Affairs |
| Hans Schroeder | Senior VP/Media Strategy & Development |
| Dan Spillane | NBA VP & Assistant General Counsel |
| Brent Stehlik | Browns Exec VP & Chief Revenue Officer |
| Alex Sugarman | Cubs Senior VP/Strategy & Development |
| Bryce Townsend | GroupM Entertainment & Sports Partnerships CEO/North America |
| Brent Trager | Fanatics COO |
| Lenah Ueltzen | Wasserman Media Group Senior VP/Int’l Consulting |
| Lisa Valentino | ESPN Senior VP/Multimedia Sales |
| Jed York | 49ers CEO |
| Justin Zambuto | IMG VP |
| EXEC | TITLE |
| Jay Adya | Evolution Media Capital Exec |
| Derek Aframe | Octagon Senior VP |
| Renie Anderson | NFL VP/Business Development, Sponsorship & Media Sales |
| Nick Arison | Heat CEO |
| Christopher Brumm | MLB Senior Counsel |
| Rob Candelino | Unilever VP/Marketing |
| Alexander Chang | American Express VP/Sports & Entertainment Marketing |
| Woodie Dixon | Pac-12 Conference General Counsel & VP/Business Affairs |
| Steve Dupee | GMR Marketing Senior VP/Client Management |
| Ray Elias | StubHub CMO |
| Amy Gleeson | Visa Senior Business Leader/Global |
| Chris Granico | adidas Global Sports Marketing & Basketball Head |
| Robb Heineman | MLS Sporting KC President, CEO & co-Owner |
| Karen Hoffman Lent | Skadden Arps Partner |
| Matt Kamienski | World Golf Championships Senior Dir and Presidents Cup Exec Dir |
| Alex Kaplan | DirecTV VP/Revenue & Product Marketing |
| Craig Karmazin | Good Karma Broadcasting President & CEO |
| Dan Keats | Allstate Integrated Marketing Communications Dir |
| Sam Kennedy | Red Sox COO and Fenway Sports Management President |
| Greg Luckman | CAA Sports Global Consulting Head |
| Doug Manning | CSE Senior VP/Marketing |
| Mike McCarley | NBC Golf Media President |
| Scott Milleisen | JPMorgan Chase Managing Dir |
| Carl Mittleman | Aramark Sports & Entertainment Regional VP |
| Brett O’Brien | Gatorade Senior VP & GM |
| Mike Ondrejko | Legends Sales & Marketing COO |
| John Papa | ESPN VP/Program Planning & Acquisitions |
| Merritt Paulson | MLS Timbers Owner & President |
| Drew Russell | Intersport VP/Sports Properties |
| Martha Saucedo | AEG Exec VP/External Affairs |
| Hans Schroeder | Senior VP/Media Strategy & Development |
| Dan Spillane | NBA VP & Assistant General Counsel |
| Brent Stehlik | Browns Exec VP & Chief Revenue Officer |
| Alex Sugarman | Cubs Senior VP/Strategy & Development |
| Bryce Townsend | GroupM Entertainment & Sports Partnerships CEO/North America |
| Brent Trager | Fanatics COO |
| Lenah Ueltzen | Wasserman Media Group Senior VP/Int’l Consulting |
| Lisa Valentino | ESPN Senior VP/Multimedia Sales |
| Jed York | 49ers CEO |
| Justin Zambuto | IMG VP |
