Bio

Pam El is a Functional Expert of Corsair Buyouts based in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is also a board member of Corsair portfolio company IDIQ. Ms. El is a senior marketing professional with 30+ years of experience, having most recently served as Global Chief Marketing Officer of the National Basketball Association (the NBA). Prior to the NBA, Ms. El gained valuable insurance experience while serving 12 years as EVP and SVP of marketing at State Farm and Nationwide, respectively. Ms. El was also a senior advertising executive managing top notch brands in various categories. In those roles she managed large global teams and budgets, led marketing strategy, data analytics, digital marketing, and branding. She is a national board member of Women in Sports and Events (WISE), as well as a member of the Phoenix Chapter of this non-profit organization. She also serves on the board of Ranpak (NYSE: PACK), the first global producer of 100% sustainable, paper-based packaging. Ms. El holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition, she earned honorary doctorate degrees from the University of the Potomac and Virginia Commonwealth University. Ms. El and her husband, William Bey, proudly sponsor the development of multiple children through Child Fund International and have established a continuous graduate level diversity scholarship in Business at VCU.