Ed Policy
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| Born: | October 6, 1970 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
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| High school: | Cardinal Mooney High School |
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Edward Regis Policy[1] (born October 6, 1970)[2] is an American football executive and the current Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for the Green Bay Packers.[3][4] Previously, Policy was the Commissioner of the Arena Football League.
Early life and education
[edit]Policy was born in Youngstown, Ohio to San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns executive Carmen Policy, and Gail Policy.[5][2] Policy attended the Holy Family grade school and played youth football for the Poland Bulldogs. He attended and graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio. He played from 1985–1988 seasons as an offensive guard and linebacker. In 1987 Policy's team won the Ohio state high school football championship.[citation needed]
Policy earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Notre Dame, and went on to graduate from Stanford Law School in 1996.[6]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Policy worked for the law firm Heller Ehrman in San Francisco and then the Cleveland-based Thompson Hine LLP, where he worked on sports facility construction.[6]
Arena Football League
[edit]Policy began working for the Arena Football League in 2001, eventually briefly becoming Commissioner of the league when he took over on an interim basis for Commissioner C. David Baker, who stepped down two days before the 2008 ArenaBowl.[7][8] Because the league subsequently shut down for the 2009 season, with the initial corporate organization filing for bankruptcy, the only actual AFL game contested during Policy's tenure as commissioner was the 2008 ArenaBowl (ArenaBowl XXII).[9]
National Football League
[edit]Beginning in 2009 Policy worked as a consultant for the National Football League, but left prior to the 2011 NFL lockout.[6]
Green Bay Packers
[edit]Team executive
[edit]In 2012 the Green Bay Packers hired Policy to serve as vice president and general counsel.[10] He was promoted to chief operating officer and general counsel in January 2018. The Packers said in a statement that Policy would “take on a greater role in overseeing the business operations of the organization…"[11][12] Since being named COO, Policy has overseen the development of the Packers' Titletown District.[13][14][15]
In February 2020, amid rumors that Green Bay was successful in their bid to host the 2022 NFL draft, Policy said that the NFL had not awarded the rights to host the draft to Green Bay or any other city, but that the Packers would, "aggressively pursue the opportunity."[16][17] Green Bay was eventually awarded the right to host the 2025 NFL draft, which Policy stated would be the largest event Green Bay ever hosted.[18]
Team president
[edit]In June 2024, the Packers announced Policy would replace Mark Murphy as the team's president and chief executive officer in July 2025.[19] The team's board of directors elected Policy unanimously after a search committee winnowed a list of more than 90 candidates.[20]
Personal life
[edit]Policy, whose first marriage ended in divorce, married Christina Less, daughter of United States Navy Vice Admiral Anthony A. Less, in 2005.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Christina Less and Edward Policy". The New York Times. October 9, 2005. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ a b Hubbell, Martindale (April 2000). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory 2000: Volume 14 - North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561603763.
- ^ Rich Ryman (July 19, 2018). "NFL protests: Packers shareholder invites President Donald Trump to annual meeting". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Packers with Microsoft announce TitletownTech operational details". Packers.com. September 19, 2018. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ Charean Williams (January 17, 2018). "Ed Policy named Packers' COO". Pro Football Talk. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c Ann Killion (November 11, 2013). "For the Love of The Game: Lawyers in Sports". Stanford Lawyer. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ Wilner, Barry (July 25, 2008). "Arena Football Commissioner Baker Resigns". USA Today.
- ^ Mark Viera (December 15, 2008). "Arena League Focuses on Options for Return". New York Times. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ "AFL cancels 2009 season". ESPN.com. December 15, 2008. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ Mike Florio (July 24, 2012). "Packers make Ed Policy V.P. and general counsel". Pro Football Talk. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ Jason Wilde (January 18, 2018). "Packers: Team president Mark Murphy promotes Ed Policy on business side". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ Richard Ryman (January 17, 2018). "Packers promote Ed Policy to oversee more of business operations". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ Jeffrey Steele (January 30, 2019). "Green Bay Packers Moving On Game Plan For Titletown Phase 2". Forbes.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Jeff Bollier (September 19, 2018). "TitletownTech names Craig Dickman managing director of Packers, Microsoft innovation hub". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Titletown District to include 4-to-5-story residential, office buildings". Fox 11 News. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Packers pursue hosting NFL draft, but no decision yet on 2022". Green Bay Press Gazette. February 22, 2020. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Packers say they haven't been awarded 2022 draft, yet". NBC ProFootballTalk. February 23, 2020. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Region expects big boom from NFL Draft". Door County Daily News. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ Siegle, Evan (June 24, 2024). "Ed Policy named next Green Bay Packers Chairman, President and CEO". Packers.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Ed Policy to succeed Mark Murphy as Packers president in 2025". ESPN.com. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ed Policy biography at Packers.com