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

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