Lisa Baird
Lisa Baird is an American businesswoman.[1]
Career
[edit]Baird has worked for IBM and the National Football League (NFL).[2] She was described as "helped secure broadcast, sponsorship, and licensing deals during her decade with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee".[3] In 2020, she was appointed commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[4] She resigned from that position on October 1, 2021 in the wake of the 2021 NWSL abuse scandal.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "How NWSL's Hiring Of Lisa Baird Moves The Business Forward". forbes.com (Archived).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Baird guiding league through pandemic". cbc.ca.
- ↑ "Lisa Baird - Reuters article".
- ↑ "Under Lisa Baird, the NWSL's leadership crisis worsened". equalizersoccer.com.
- ↑ "NWSL postpones weekend matches over misconduct allegations". ESPN.com. ESPN Inc. October 1, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ↑ Carlisle, Jeff (October 1, 2021). "NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird resigns amid misconduct allegations leveled at Paul Riley". ESPN.com. ESPN Inc. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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