50 Most Influential: Introduction

1. Donald Trump

2. Adam Silver

3. Rob Manfred

4. Roger Goodell

5. Mark Lazarus

6. Jerry Jones

7. John Skipper

8. Robert Kraft

9. Ari Emanuel / Patrick Whitesell

10. Casey Wasserman

11. Gary Bettman

12. Sean McManus / David Berson

13. Mark Parker / Trevor Edwards

14. Thomas Bach

15. Phil Anschutz

16. Eric Shanks

17. Don Garber

18. David Levy / Lenny Daniels

19. Michael Rubin

20. Michael Levine / Howard Nuchow

21. Peter Guber / Joe Lacob

22. Greg Brown

23. LeBron James

24. Ted Leonsis

25. Jay Monahan

26. Michele Roberts

27. Arthur Blank

28. Brian France

29. DeMaurice Smith

30. Jim Delany

31. Scott Blackmun / Larry Probst

32. Dan Gilbert

33. Tim Leiweke / Irving Azoff

34. Kevin Plank

35. Marcel Marcondes / Joao Chueiri

36. Mark King

37. Bea Perez

38. Bobby Kotick

39. Anthony Noto

40. Indra Nooyi / Adam Harter

41. George Pyne

42. Linda Yaccarino

43. Tony Clark

44. Dan Reed

45. Val Ackerman

46. Jarred Kennedy / Whalen Rozelle

47. Jim DeLorenzo

48. Juan Carlos Rodriguez

49. Joon Kim

50. Colin Kaepernick

First Look podcast:

■ SBJ’s Abe Madkour, Bill King and Michael Smith discuss this week’s issue, including a discussion of our 50 Most Influential