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Max Siegel
Born (1964-12-31) December 31, 1964 (age 59)
Alma materNotre Dame (B.A.), (JD) [1]
OccupationChief Executive Officer of USA Track & Field

Max Siegel (born December 31, 1964)[2] is an American corporate CEO, president, entertainer executive, multicultural activist, and attorney. He is the current Chief Executive Officer of USA Track & Field (USATF), the National Governing Body of Athletics in the United States.[1] He is also the owner of Rev Racing, a development racing team in NASCAR for female and minority drivers.[3][4]

Education

Siegel attended the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and a Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame Law School.[1] Siegel also served adjunct professorships in Sports & Entertainment Law (Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis) and Law of the Music Business (Seton Hall University, Newark, New Jersey).[5]

Professional career

Siegel became CEO of USA Track & Field on May 1, 2012. Changes to the bottom line have been coupled with new USATF programs, particularly in the youth and elite athlete spaces but inclusive of all USATF constituencies. The result is a new business model for the Olympic family's NGB, with Siegel noted as the "marketing genius" leading USATF.[6]

Siegel owns Max Siegel Inc. (“MSI”), a sports, marketing, entertainment, and media holding company. The divisions of Max Siegel Inc. include Revolution Racing, LLC (Rev Racing), a NASCAR-sanctioned and minority owned race team; and Image Dei Music group, an urban inspiration label joint venture with Universal Music Group.[citation needed][1]

Siegel became the highest-ranking African American executive in NASCAR when he became President of Global Operations at Dale Earnhardt Inc. (“DEI”).[7]

Siegel is the owner of Rev Racing, a development program in the NASCAR ARCA Menards Series and Advance Auto Parts Touring Series that is actively involved in the Drive for Diversity program designed to increase minority and female involvement in auto racing.[4] The team was founded in 2009 and has fielded cars for many minority drivers, notably Daniel Suarez, Darrell Wallace Jr. and Kyle Larson.[citation needed]

Siegel held dual titles at Sony BMG serving as both Senior Vice President of Zomba Label Group and President of Zomba Gospel.[8]

Tommy Boy was an independent record label joint venture with the Warner Music Group. As President of Tommy Boy Gospel and Sr. Vice President of Tommy Boy Music Group, Siegel was responsible for the Gospel division.

Professional associations

Siegel is a member of the American, National, Indiana, and New York Bar Associations, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Sigma Pi Phi and Kappa Alpha Psi.[9][citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "USA Track & Field | Max Siegel". usatf.org. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  2. ^ "Owner". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  3. ^ "Max Siegel". Rev Racing. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  4. ^ a b "Max and Jennifer Siegel are steering racial diversity to NASCAR". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  5. ^ "About Us". MSI Youth Foundation. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  6. ^ "CEO Max Siegel is 'marketing genius' leading USATF". USA TODAY. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Max Siegel Becomes NASCAR's Highest-Ranking Black Team Exec". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  8. ^ "Dale Earnhardt Inc. names top Sony/BMG executive president of global operations". Salisbury Post. 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  9. ^ "Max L. Siegel". HarperCollins Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 2022-12-09.