Statement of Purpose
At a time of increasing division in our nation, sports have the unique ability to unite us. ADL’s Sports Leadership Council (SLC) engages sports leaders to promote social justice and impact positive change. The SLC supports the sports community’s efforts to build bridges of understanding, unity and respect, and works directly with leagues, teams, owners, schools and communities to achieve meaningful progress on today’s biggest social issues.The Council’s mission is to use the unifying power of sports to promote and achieve positive social change; not just on the field and in the locker room, but also in broader communities around the country and the world.
ADL Sports Leadership Council Members
Council Co-chairs:
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director, ADL
Derrick Johnson, President, NAACP
Larry Scott, Former Pac-12 Conference Commissioner
Council Members:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Hall of Famer
Val Ackerman, Commissioner, Big East Conference
Stacey Allaster, Chief Executive of Professional Tennis, USTA
Marc Badain, President, Oak View Group – Las Vegas
Larry Baer, President and CEO of the San Francisco Giants
Dan Beckerman, President and CEO of AEG
Dr. Harry Edwards, Sociologist and Civil Rights Activist
Paul Ehrlich, General Counsel, adidas North America
Robert Epstein, Co-owner and Managing Partner of the Boston Celtics
Don Garber, Commissioner, Major League Soccer
Neil Glat, Co-President, Americas, SPORTFIVE
Roger Goodell, Commissioner, National Football League
Peter Guber, Co-owner of the Golden State Warriors
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olympic Gold Medalist
Billie Jean King, Professional Tennis Hall of Famer; Founder, Women’s Sports Foundation, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Richard Lapchick, Director of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida
Marla Lerner-Tanenbaum, Principal Owner of the Washington Nationals
Danette Leighton, CEO of the Women’s Sports Foundation
Michael Levine, Co-Head of Sports at Creative Artists Agency
David Levy, Senior Advisor, The Raine Group
Ronnie Lott, NFL Hall of Famer
Rob Manfred, Commissioner, Major League Baseball
Jessica Mendoza, Olympic Gold Medalist and ESPN Baseball Analyst
Jay Monahan, Commissioner, PGA Tour
Kim Ng, Pioneering Baseball General Manager
Steve Phelps, President of NASCAR
Dave Roberts, Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers
Angela Ruggiero, Hockey Hall of Famer and Olympic Gold Medalist
Brad Ruskin, Senior Partner at Proskauer
Mike Sheetz, Partner at Cooley
Adam Silver, Commissioner, National Basketball Association
Dan Singer, Partner at McKinsey and Company
Ken Solomon, President of the Tennis Channel
Rick Welts, President and COO of the Golden State Warriors
Patrick Whitesell, Co-CEO of WME
Mark Wilf, Owner of the Minnesota Vikings
Venus Williams, Seven-Time Grand Slam winner