Advisory Board

Maurice Ashley

International Grandmaster, Inductee of US Chess Hall of Fame (New York, NY)

Bonnie Bernstein

Founder & CEO

Walk Swiftly Productions

Tim Brant

30-year broadcast veteran; 2013 Broadcaster of the Year (Chevy Chase, MD)

John Canning, Jr.

Founder and chairman; board member

Madison Dearborn Partners

Brandi Chastain

Two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, two-time Olympic gold-medalist, coach, and sports broadcaster. (San Jose, CA)

Kevin Clifford

Retired Chairman and CEO of American Funds Group; Board Member of College

Baron Davis

2x NBA All-Star, 2x NBA steals leader; UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame and All-American; Gatorade Player of the Year, 1997; founder and president, Baron Davis Enterprises, Black Santa Company, 5 Balloons Interactive; TNT commentator; actor; producer. (Los Angeles, CA)

Eric Dickerson

Pro Football Hall of Famer; NFL Outstanding Player, 1986; NFL Rushing Yards record-holder; 6x Pro Bowl Selection; L.A. Rams Retired Number 29; Consensus All American at SMU (Los Angeles, CA)

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Basketball Hall of Famer; Broadcaster, Phoenix Suns and Vice President Suns & Phoenix Mercury (Huntington Beach, CA)

Tom Farrey

Executive Director of the Sports and Society Program at the Aspen Institute (San Clemente, CA)

Julie Foudy

National Soccer Hall of Famer, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, Broadcaster ESPN Soccer and ESPNw, TNTer, HBOMaxer, seeker of outrageous adventures/guests for podcast #LaughterPremitted (Orange County, CA)

Dan Fouts

Pro Football Hall of Famer, Broadcaster (Sisters, Oregon)

Lauren Gibbs

Olympic Medalist (bobsled), public speaker (San Diego, CA)

Robin Harris

Executive Director of the Ivy League Council of Presidents (Princeton, NJ)

Henry Hernandez

President, Inter-Con Security Systems; Board Member, Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation (Pasadena, CA)

Julie Inkster

World Golf Hall of Fame member; 7x LPGA Major Champion and 9x Team USA Solheim Cup participant; 2x winner of Mousie Powell (now LPGA Founders) Award. (Los Alto, CA)

Martin Jarmond

Athletic Director, UCLA; former assistant and deputy AD at Ohio State and assistant AD at Michigan State (Los Angeles, CA)

Cobi Jones

World Cup and Olympic Veteran, Soccer Hall of Famer (Los Angeles, CA)

Stan Kasten

President of the Los Angeles Dodgers; former president of the Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Thrashers, and Atlanta Hawks. Los Angeles Sports Council Executive of the Year, 2013. (Los Angeles, CA)

Billie Jean King

Sports icon and equality champion (New York, NY)

Valorie Kondos Field

Coach of UCLA gymnastics team from 1991-2019, 7x National Champions; 15x

Angela LaChica

President and CEO, LaChica Sports (San Diego, CA)

Ronnie Lott

Pro Football and College Football Hall of Famer (Bay Area, CA)

Jim McCarthy

Co-Founder and CEO of Stellar (Pasadena)

Jaime Maggio

CBS Los Angeles Sports Broadcaster

Kevin Martinez

ESPN Vice President, Corporate Citizenship, overseeing ESPN’s sponsorship of the Special

Misty May-Treanor

3x Olympic Gold Medalist in Beach Volleyball; Volleyball Hall of Famer; NCAA National Champion (Orange County, CA)

Patrick McCaskey

Vice President, Board Member and part owner, Chicago Bears. Chairman of Sports Faith International; author. (Lake Forest, IL)

Jessica Mendoza

Olympic Medalist (softball); ESPN baseball analyst (Bend,OR)

Anthony Munoz

Pro Football Hall of Famer; 11x NFL Pro-Bowl; NFL 75th & 100th Anniversary Teams; Bart Starr Award (1990); 4x Lineman of the Year; Collegiate National Champion (USC) and Hall of Famer in football and baseball. (Los Angeles, CA)

Katelyn Ohashi

Former UCLA gymnast, winner of the ESPYs for “best viral sports moment” and “best play” of 2019 (Seattle, WA)

Luis Patino

Chief Executive Officer, Austin PBS & Austin City Limits, Former President & General Manager, Univision Los Angeles (Austin, TX)

Larry Paul

Managing Principal of Laurel Crown Partners; minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers (Los Angeles, CA)

Martha Saucedo

Chief External Affairs Officer, AEG (Los Angeles, CA)

John Sciarra

1976 Rose Bowl Game MVP for UCLA; played in the NFL (Newport Beach, CA)

Mark Shuster

President and CEO, Shuster Financial Group; founding donor, Rose Bowl Institute (Pasadena, CA)

Matthew T. Sign

Chief Operating Officer, National National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (Fort Worth, TX)

Janet Marie Smith

Senior Vice President, Planning and Development, Los Angeles Dodgers (Baltimore, MD)

Bob Sutcliffe

Venture lawyer, business advisor, and Managing Director of Craftsman Capital Advisors LLC. Authored the original concept and vision memo for creation of the Rose Bowl Institute. (Pasadena, CA)

Maria Taylor

Sunday Night Football host, NBC Sports Reporter

Julie Uhrman

Founder and President

Angel City Football Club of the National Women’s Soccer League (Santa Monica, CA)

Dick Vermeil

Super Bowl Champion, Coach of the NFL’s Rams, Chiefs and Eagles, 1976 Rose Bowl Champion (Philadelphia, PA)

Daniel Villanueva, Jr.

Founding president of the Los Angeles Galaxy; founding partner of RC/Fortis; co-founder of Moya, Villanueva & Associates, and principal in other businesses. (Denver and Las Animas County, CO)

J.C. Watts

First African American elected to statewide office in Oklahoma; Former quarterback at the University of Oklahoma (Eufaula, OK)

Jen Welter

First female coach in the NFL; Ph. D. in Psychology (Los Angeles, CA)

Marcellus Wiley

Former NFL All-Pro Player, Philanthropist, Author, Host of Speak for Yourself on Fox (Los Angeles, CA)

Vince Young

Time Rose Bowl Game MVP, National Champion at the University of Texas, College Football Hall of Famer (Austin, TX)