Jeff Moorad Bio

Mr. Moorad is one of the most recognizable names in professional sports and has been named to the annual list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Sports by Sporting News on eight separate occasions. Moorad began his 35+ year career by specializing in athlete representation. He negotiated over $3 billion in contracts as founder of Moorad Sports Management and long-time partner in powerhouse agency, Steinberg & Moorad, which stood for 15 years as the country’s largest NFL and second largest MLB client practice. Moorad guided the firm into TV and radio talent representation as well as a variety of sports technology ventures, publishing projects, and community charitable initiatives. Moorad has since created value as both investor and operator throughout the sports ecosystem, including as General Partner/CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks (2004-08), Vice Chairman/Managing General Partner/CEO of the San Diego Padres (2009-12), Chairman of PrimeSport, board director of Citizens Sports Network (which succeeded ProTrade, a social media company that Moorad co-founded), and public board director of Oakley, Inc. A proud native of California’s Central Valley, Moorad has a passion for sports that began as a child cheering for his favorite player, Willie Mays, who practiced in Modesto during the 1962 World Series. Today, he serves as board director of McLaren Racing, Chairman of Morgan Lewis’ Global Sports Industry Practice, principal of Morgan Lewis Consulting, and as an Adjunct Professor of UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, where he teaches an annual “Business of Sports” class. Personally, Moorad actively raises funds to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, through Augie’s Quest, for which he has spearheaded a partnership with the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He has also assisted in fast-track research funding at Translational Genomics Research, for which he has served on the board. Moorad received a BA from UCLA, where he serves on the board of UCLA Anderson’s Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment & Sports (MEMES). He also has a JD from Villanova University School of Law, where he founded and serves as Chairman of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center of the Study of Sports Law. He is active with the Young Presidents’ Organization Gold.