Past Forty Under 40 Winners

Mark Abbott, Major League Soccer (2001, 2002)
David Abrutyn, IMG Consulting (2008)Hank Adams, Ignite Sports (2002)
Rick Adams, East Coast Hockey League (1999)
Bill Allard, SFX Sports Group (1999)
Paul Archey, Major League Baseball (2002)
Steve Astephen, Wasserman Media Group (2008)
Mike Bartelli, Millsport (2005)
Mark Bartelstein, Mark Bartelstein and Associates (1999)
Patrick Battle, Collegiate Licensing Co. (1999)
David Baxter, Reebok (2001, 2003)
Billy Beane, Oakland A’s (2001)
Dan Beckerman*, Anschutz Entertainment Group (2003, 2008)
Ed Bennett, NASCAR (2007)
Seth Berger, And 1 (1999, 2002)
Randy Bernard, Professional Bull Riders Inc. (2006)
David Berson*, ESPN (2007, 2008)
Katie Blackburn, Cincinnati Bengals (2000)
Ken Block, DC Shoes (2005)
Colin Boatwright, Total Sports Inc. (2000)
Brooks Boyer, Chicago White Sox (2007)
Russ Brandon, Buffalo Bills (2001)
John Brody*, Major League Baseball (2005, 2006, 2007)
Paul Brooks*, NASCAR (2001, 2002, 2005)
Zak Brown, Just Marketing International (2006, 2007)
Anucha Browne Sanders, New York Knicks (2002)
Scott Brubaker, Arizona Diamondbacks (2002)
Willy Burkhardt, ESPN International and ESPN Enterprises (2000, 2001)
August Busch IV, Anheuser-Busch Cos. (1999)
Greg Busch, GMR Marketing (2008)
Faust Capobianco IV, Majestic Athletic (2005, 2006)
Peter Carlisle*, Octagon (2002, 2005, 2007)
Bill Carter, Fuse Integrated Sports Marketing (2001)
Kathy Carter, Soccer United Marketing (2006, 2007)
Brian Cashman*, New York Yankees (1999, 2000, 2001)
Dan Champeau, Fitch Ratings (2003)
Steve Chiang, EA Sports (2008)
Dockery Clark, Bank of America Corp. (1999)
Greg Clark, FleetBoston (2001)
Ray Clark, The Marketing Arm (2001, 2002)
Casey Close, IMG Baseball (2000, 2001)
Bryan Colangelo, Phoenix Suns (2000)
David Cope, Washington Redskins (1999)
Brian Corcoran, NASCAR (2008)
Bob Cramer*, MasterCard International (2001, 2002, 2003)
Michael Crowley, Oakland A’s (2002)
Lee Ann Daly, ESPN (1999, 2000)
William Daly*, NHL (2001, 2002, 2003)
Mike Dee, San Diego Padres (2000)
Ben Dogra, SFX Football (2005)
Mark Donovan, Philadelphia Eagles (2005)
Mark Dowley*, Momentum Worldwide/McCann Erickson World Group (1999, 2000, 2001)
Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons (2002)
Chris Dunlavey, Brailsford & Dunlavey (2005)
David Ehrlich, Kroenke Sports Enterprises (2005)
Theo Epstein, Boston Red Sox (2005)
Damon Evans*, University of Georgia (2005, 2006, 2008)
Ted Fikre, Anschutz Entertainment Group (2005)
Jeff Fluhr, StubHub (2006, 2007)
Tom Fox, Gatorade (2001, 2002)
Brian France, NASCAR (2000)
Todd France, France Athlete Management Enterprises Inc. (2006)
Kathy Francis, Major League Baseball (1999)
Steve Gaffney, Sprint (2008)
John Galloway*, Pepsi (2002, 2003, 2005)
Tony George, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp. (1999)
Frank Gibeau, EA Sports (2006, 2007)
Neil Glat, NFL (2003, 2005)
Tom Glick, Lansing Lugnuts/Sacramento River Cats (1999, 2000)
Tony Godsick, IMG (2008)
Todd Goldstein, AEG (2008)
David Grant, Velocity Sports & Entertainment (2000)
Brian Grey, Yahoo! Sports (2005)
Derrick Hall, Arizona Diamondbacks (2008)
Tony Hawk, Tony Hawk Inc. and Birdhouse Projects (2002)
Wally Hayward*, Relay Worldwide (2006, 2007, 2008)
Chris Heck, NBA (2008)
Adam Helfant, Nike (2003)
Sean Henry, Palace Sports and Entertainment (2006)
Sarah Hirshland, Wasserman Media Group (2008)
Adam Holzer, Fox Cable Networks (2007)
Tim Hofferth, Nelligan Sports Marketing (2001)
Ed Horne, NHL Enterprises (2002)
Mark Howorth, National Mobile Television Inc. (2005)
Shawn Hunter, Phoenix Coyotes (1999)
Michael Huyghue, Jacksonville Jaguars (1999, 2000)
Michael Jackson, YankeeNets Media (2001)
Jeremy Jacobs Jr., Sportservice and Delaware North Cos. (2001)
Louis Jacobs, Delaware North Cos. (2003)
Gary Jacobus, IMG (1999)
Brian Jennings, NHL Enterprises (1999)
Kristi Jernigan, Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation (2001)
Bill Johnson, Ellerbe Becket (1999)
Paul Johnson, PGA Tour (2006)
Jerry Jones Jr., Dallas Cowboys (2008)
Michael Jordan, NBA athlete (1999)
Dave Katz, Yahoo! (2006)
Wayne Katz*, Proskauer Rose (2000, 2001, 2002)
Matthew Kauffman, Visa USA (2007)
Michael Kelly, South Florida Super Bowl XLI Host Committee (2006)
Lesa Kennedy, International Speedway Corp. (1999)
Sam Kennedy, Boston Red Sox/Fenway Sports Group (2008)
Billy King, Philadelphia 76ers (2001, 2003)
Barry Klarberg, KRT Business Management (2000)
George Kliavkoff, Major League Baseball Advanced Media (2006)
Rick Kloiber, Fox Broadcasting Co. (2008)
Jonathan Kraft, The Kraft Group and the New England Patriots (2002, 2003)
Katie Lacey, Pepsi-Cola North America (2000, 2001)
Sal LaRocca, NBA (2003)
Steve Lauletta, Miller Brewing Co. (2002, 2003)
Mark Lazarus*, Turner Sports (2000, 2001, 2002)
Peter Lazarus, NBC Universal/IMG (2006, 2007)
Rita Benson LeBlanc, New Orleans Saints (2007, 2008)
Joe Leccese, Proskauer Rose (1999)
Rich Lehrfeld, American Express (2007)
Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins (2000)
Michael Levine*, Van Wagner Sports Group/CAA Sports (2006, 2007, 2008)
Sam Levinson, ACES (2003)
Tom Lewand, Detriot Lions (2003, 2005)
Mark Lewis, Olympic Properties of the United States and Salt Lake Organizing Committee/Utah Athletic Foundation (2001, 2002)
Jon Litner*, ABC Sports/NHL (1999, 2000, 2001)
Dan Lozano, Beverly Hills Sports Council (2002, 2005)
Ellen Lucey, Coca-Cola Co. (2006)
Burke Magnus, ESPNU (2006)
Dan Mannix, LeadDog Marketing Group (2007)
Warde Manuel, University at Buffalo (2008)
Wade Martin, Dew Action Sports Tour (2005)
Elliott McCabe, Bank of America (2002, 2003)
Kevin McClatchy*, Pittsburgh Pirates (1999, 2000, 2001)
Patrick McGee, Octagon (2002, 2003)
Tom McGovern, OMD (2002, 2003)
Duane McLean, Seattle Seahawks (2001)
Dan Meis, NBBJ Sports and Entertainment (1999, 2000)
Marla Messing, Women’s World Cup (1999)
Bruce Miller, HOK Sport + Venue + Event (2003)
Percy Miller, No Limit Sports (1999)
Bernard Muir, Georgetown University (2007)
Peter Murray, NFL (2005, 2006)
Sarah Nettinga, NASCAR (2007)
Jon Niemuth, Ellerbe Becket (2006)
Howard Nuchow*, Mandalay Sports Entertainment/CAA Sports (2003, 2007, 2008)
Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR (2008)
Susan O’Malley, Washington Sports and Entertainment (1999, 2000)
Scott O’Neil*, NBA (2005, 2006, 2007)
Jon Oram, Proskauer Rose (2008)
Ethan Orlinsky, Major League Baseball (2003)
Alan Ostfield*, Palace Sports & Entertainment (2000, 2001, 2002)
Rohan Oza, Glacéau (2008)
Scott Paddock, Gatorade (2008)
Jacqueline Parkes, Major League Baseball (2003, 2005)
David Paro, SFX Sports Group (2000)
David Payne, CNN/Sports Illustrated Interactive (2000)
Bea Perez*, Coca-Cola North America (2001, 2002, 2003)
Doug Perlman*, NHL/IMG Media North America (2003, 2006, 2007)
Tim Pernetti, CBS College Sports Network (2008)
Tony Petitti, WCBS and CBS Sports (2000)
Peter Pezaris, SportsLine.com (2003)
Steve Phelps, NFL Properties (2000, 2001)
Kevin Plank*, Under Armour (2005, 2006, 2007)
John Pleasants, Ticketmaster (2002, 2003)
Jon Podany, PGA Tour (2003, 2005)
Ed Policy*, Arena Football League (2006, 2007, 2008)
Curtis Polk, SFX Sports Group (1999)
Jeffrey Pollack, NBA (1999)
Jamie Pollard, University of Wisconsin and Collegiate Financial Services (2003)
George Postolos, Houston Rockets (2002)
Gerardo Prado, HNTB Architecture (2007)
David Preschlack*, Disney and ESPN Media Networks Group (2007, 2008)
Jeff Price, MasterCard International (1999, 2000)
Tom Proebstle, Crawford Architects (2006)
George Pyne*, NASCAR (1999, 2002, 2003)
Scott Radecic, HOK Sport + Venue + Event (2001)
Bob Reif, Miami Dolphins and Pro Player Stadium/Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Racing League (1999, 2000)
Geoff Reiss, ESPN Internet Ventures (1999)
Michael Robichaud, Nextel Communications/Sprint Nextel (2005, 2006)
Gabby Roe, AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour (2008)
Perry Rogers, Premier Integrated Sports Management (2006)
Brian Rolapp*, NFL (2007, 2008)
Kris Rone*, Los Angeles Dodgers (2000, 2001, 2002)
Jamey Rootes, Houston Texans (2002, 2003)
Drew Rosenhaus, Rosenhaus Sports Representation (2005)
Robert Rowell, Golden State Warriors (2001)
Michael Rubin, Global Sports/GSI Commerce (2001, 2002)
Chris Russo*, NFL (2000, 2001, 2002)
David Salomon, Millsport (2000)
David Samson, Florida Marlins (2003, 2005)
Ralph Santana, Pepsi-Cola North America (2007)
Darryl Seibel, U.S. Olympic Committee (2007)
Wendy Selig-Prieb, Milwaukee Brewers (1999)
Greg Shaheen*, NCAA (2005, 2006, 2007)
Eric Shanks, DirecTV (2007, 2008)
Mark Shapiro, Cleveland Indians (2006)
Mark Shapiro*, ESPN (2002, 2003, 2005)
Adam Shaw, NFL Network (2006)
John Shea, Octagon (2008)
Jeff Shell*, Fox Sports Net/Fox Cable Networks (1999, 2000, 2001)
David Shoemaker, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (2008)
Adam Silver, NBA Entertainment (2000, 2001)
Matt Silverman, Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2007)
John Slusher, Nike (2008)
Daniel Snyder*, Washington Redskins (1999, 2000, 2001)
Molly Solomon, NBC Universal (2005)
Brenda Spoonemore, NBA Entertainment (2002)
Dave St. Peter, Minnesota Twins (2003, 2005)
Mark Steinberg*, IMG (2000, 2001, 2002)
Peter Stern, Strategic Sports Group (2006)
David Sternberg*, Fox Cable Networks Group (2003, 2005, 2008)
Jennifer Storms*, Turner Sports (2007, 2008)
Andrew Sturner, SportsLine.com (1999, 2000)
Sam Sussman, Starcom USA (2007)
Jim Tanner, Williams & Connolly (2006)
John Tatum, Genesco Sports Enterprises (2003, 2005)
Mark Tatum*, NBA (2006, 2007, 2008)
Shannon Terry*, Rivals.com (2006, 2007, 2008)
Neal Tiles, Fox Sports Marketing Group/Fox Television (2002, 2003)
Rob Tilliss, Chase Manhattan Corp. (1999, 2000)
Malcolm Turner, OnSport (2007)
Heidi Ueberroth*, NBA Entertainment (2000, 2001, 2002)
Clay Walker, Players Inc. (2005)
Stacy Wall, Wieden & Kennedy (1999)
Bill Wanger, Fox Sports (2007)
Casey Wasserman*, Wasserman Media Group (2003, 2005, 2007)
Chris Weil, Momentum Worldwide (2003, 2005)
John Weisbrod, Orlando Magic & RDV Sports (2005)
Dorothy Whitehouse, ESPN ABC Sports Customer Marketing and Sales (2006)
Kim Williams, NFL Network (2007)
Russell Wolff*, ESPN International (2003, 2005, 2006)
Brett Yormark*, NASCAR/New Jersey Nets & Brooklyn Sports/Nets Sports and Entertainment (2003, 2005, 2006)
Michael Yormark, Sunrise Sports and Entertainment (2006)
Peter Zern, Covington & Burling LLP (2008)
Mitchell Ziets, Legg Mason (2000)
Alan Zucker, IMG (2006)

* Forty Under 40 Hall of Famers

Note: Companies are listed as they were at the time the recipients were selected Forty Under 40 winners. There were no 2004 winners because the award moved from being announced in the fall to being announced the following spring.

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