Introducing the Forty Under 40 Class of 2023

Representing teams and leagues, agencies and media companies, and working across sectors such as finance, law, sports betting and analytics, Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 Class of 2023 exemplifies excellence in the industry. Their work and accomplishments are driving sports business to new heights.

SBJ, along with presenting partners Anheuser-Busch, MGM Resorts and TurnkeyZRG, is pleased to announce the 2023 list of the 40 executives who will be recognized for achievement and innovation in their careers, all before the age of 40.

For the first time, the candidates who will enter the Forty Under 40 Hall of Fame are being recognized separately from the 40 selected to the Class of 2023. New Hall of Famers this year are Zach Leonsis of Monumental Sports & Entertainment (2019, 2022); Colin Neville of The Raine Group (2016, 2022); Whalen Rozelle of Riot Games (2019, 2022) and Morgan Sword of Major League Baseball (2019 and 2022). They join more than 60 executives who are three-time Forty Under 40 selections.

All 2023 honorees will be featured in the June 26 issue of SBJ, where the stories of their careers and successes are told. They also will be recognized at our annual Forty Under 40 gala on Oct. 20 at The Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. For more information, please visit FortyUnder40awards.com.

This is the 24th year of SBJ’s Forty Under 40 program.

Forty Under 40 Class of 2023

Charles Altchek, Major League Soccer

Chad Biagini, Nolan Partners

Ari Borod, Fanatics

Tom Braun, AEG Sports / LA Galaxy

Matthew Carpenter-Dennis, National Basketball Association

Royce Cohen, Los Angeles Dodgers

Derek Crocker, Fox Sports

Keira Emerson, St. Louis Blues / Enterprise Center / Stifel Theatre

Ken Gaber, Oak View Group

Jack Groetzinger, SeatGeek

Bo Han, Buzzer

David Highhill, National Football League

Danita Johnson, D.C. United

Anuk Karunaratne, Toronto Blue Jays

Ben Kennedy, NASCAR

Kerry Kenny, Big Ten Conference

Todd Knisley, Ohio State Sports Properties (Learfield)

David Koonin, CAA Sports

Jason Krochak, Proskauer

Jez Lubenetski, Wasserman

Anmol Malhotra, Snap

Samita Mannapperuma, NBCUniversal

Michael Melnitzky,Allen & Company 

Darius Naficy, CSM Sport & Entertainment

Joe Nasr, Arctos Sports Partners

Ashley Navarra Marusak, Cisco

Tanja Olano, LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games

Mike Rabil, Premier Lacrosse League

Pamela Rappaport, 160over90

Daniel Render,Katten Muchin Rosenman 

Sandeep Satish, Levy

Andie Schwartz, CBS Sports

Zac Selmon, Mississippi State University

Dev Sethi, Meta

Jessica Smith, Angel City Football Club

Logan Swaim, The Volume

Cale Vennum, Chicago Cubs and Marquee 360

Brian White, Florida Atlantic University

Eric Winston, OneTeam Partners

Matt Wolf, National Basketball Association

Forty Under 40 Hall of Fame honorees for 2023

Zach Leonsis, Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Colin Neville, The Raine Group

Whalen Rozelle, Riot Games

Morgan Sword, Major League Baseball