Panthers-Raiders game marks a first for the NFL with two women presidents at the helm
When the Carolina Panthers take on the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, it will mark a first for the National Football League.
When the Carolina Panthers take on the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, it will mark a first for the National Football League.
The game is the first time two female presidents will go head-to-head in professional football. The two executives represent a small, but growing class of women in the front office at the NFL, and they are the only female presidents out of the league’s 32 teams.
“I’m really proud of this moment,” Carolina Panthers President Kristi Coleman told CNBC ahead of the game. “It shows you can be anything, as long as you do a good job.”
Coleman, who has a finance background, was named team president of the Panthers in February 2022 after serving as vice president and chief financial officer of Tepper Sports & Entertainment. Hedge fund founder David Tepper owns the Panthers.
Sandra Douglass Morgan was named Raiders president by owner Mark Davis in July 2022 after more than two decades in the gaming, legal and corporate sector.
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