Sashi Brown

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Sashi Brown
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Brown with the Cleveland Browns in 2016
Born (1976-05-15) May 15, 1976 (age 45)
Boston, Massachusetts
EducationHampton University (BA)
Harvard Law School (JD)
OccupationAttorney, sports executive
Years active1998–present

Sashi Brown (born May 15, 1976) is an American attorney and sports executive.

Career[]

Brown earned a bachelor's degree from Hampton University in 1998, and a juris doctorate degree from Harvard Law School in 2002.[1] After graduating, Brown was an attorney with Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, a private law firm based in Washington, D.C. As a member of the firm's corporate law practice group, Brown advised companies in a variety of business transactions. Brown is a member of the New York, District of Columbia and Florida bars.[2] He also runs his own investment firm.[3]

In addition to his attorney career, he has also served as a sports front office executive. From 2005 to 2012, Brown was the lead counsel for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. While working with the Jaguars organization, Brown served as a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Section 8 Subcommittee to the Jacksonville Housing Authority. He also played a role in negotiating the naming rights deal for EverBank Field.[2] From 2013 until 2017, he worked as an executive vice president for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League, effectively making him the de facto general manager for the 2016 season and part of the 2017 season.[4] In 2019, he was hired as the chief planning and operations officer for Ted Leonsis' company Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which includes the Washington Wizards of the NBA, the Washington Mystics of the WNBA and the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Scott, Jelani. "Ex-Browns EVP Sashi Brown joins Washington Wizards". NFL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Sashi Brown". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Axelrod, Ben. "Sashi Brown to make first public appearance since Cleveland Browns firing". WKYC.
  4. ^ Schefter, Adam (December 7, 2017). "Browns fire head of personnel Sashi Brown; coach Hue Jackson to stay". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  5. ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian; Bontemps, Tim. "Sashi Brown, JT III join retooled Wiz front office". ESPN. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
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