Lisa Baird

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Lisa Baird is an American businesswoman. [1]

Career

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

  1. ↑ "How NWSL's Hiring Of Lisa Baird Moves The Business Forward". forbes.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2023-11-19.
  2. ↑ "Baird guiding league through pandemic". cbc.ca.
  3. ↑ "Lisa Baird - Reuters article".
  4. ↑ "Under Lisa Baird, the NWSL's leadership crisis worsened". equalizersoccer.com.
  5. ↑ "NWSL postpones weekend matches over misconduct allegations". ESPN.com . ESPN Inc. October 1, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ 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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