Marc Badain
Marc Badain | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marc Badain 1970 or 1971 (age 53–54) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business (MBA) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Former President of the Las Vegas Raiders |
Marc Badain is an American businessman and executive. He is currently president of Oak View Group's Las Vegas sports & entertainment venues. Previously, he was the president of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) from 2013 until his resignation on July 19, 2021. He previously was the team's chief financial officer.
Professional career
[edit]Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders
[edit]Beginning with the team as a summer intern for the then Los Angeles Raiders in 1991. Badain attended University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, graduating in 2001 with an MBA.[1] Badain rose through the ranks eventually becoming the chief financial officer for the team and an assistant to previous CEO Amy Trask in 2006. After the resignation of Trask in 2013, Badain became the interim president of the team. In 2015, Raiders owner Mark Davis promoted him to the permanent role of president, making the announcement in the same press conference that Jack Del Rio was announced as head coach.[2]
One of Badain's major tasks upon assuming the position of president was to help secure a new stadium for the team to replace the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland. He was seen as instrumental to securing the team's new stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3]
On July 19, 2021, Badain resigned his role as president of the team. In a statement Badain said that after compleating the move to Las Vegas and finishing Allegiant Stadium it was time to move on to other endeavors after 30 years in the Raiders organization.[4]
In June 2022, it was announced he had been hired by Oak View Group to serve as president of their Las Vegas venue division which is planning on building a hotel and casino and a venue capable of hosting a National Basketball Association (NBA) expansion team.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Your Haas Network | A Silver and Black Career – Summer 2014 – BerkeleyHaas Magazine". www.haas.berkeley.edu. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders name Marc Badain as president". ESPN. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Sin City or Bust: How the Raiders went Vegas, baby". ESPN. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Marc Badain resigns as Raiders president". Las Vegas Review-Journal. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Big names join hotel-arena plan for south Strip". Las Vegas Review-Journal. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.