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10 ESPN product leaders
These ten current and former ESPN product leaders have held product roles at ESPN, across areas such as the ESPN app and ESPN.com, ESPN+ video, fantasy, sports products, mobile and ad products. A reader can learn how product leaders work at ESPN from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adam Smith
LinkedInExperience: Chief Product & Technology Officer, Disney Entertainment & ESPN · The Walt Disney Company
Chief Product & Technology Officer, Disney Entertainment & ESPN at The Walt Disney Company since September 2024, a role the profile tags at C-level in Product, and Co-President, DTC; Chief Product & Technology Officer, Disney Ent. & ESPN since March 2026. The profile also lists Chairman, DTC, Disney Entertainment at The Walt Disney Company since September 2026 and VP, Product Management, YouTube Premium + Music Subscriptions and Commerce at YouTube (2011–2024).
Alex Ackerman-Greenberg
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, ESPN App · ESPN
Former Director, ESPN App at ESPN (2018–2019), a role the profile tags at director level in Product, based in Bristol, Connecticut. The profile also lists Senior Product Manager, ESPN App (2016–2017) and Product Manager, ESPN App (2014–2015) at ESPN, plus Product Lead - Messaging at Twitter (2019–2022) and Sr Director, Product Management at Yahoo Sports (2023–2025).
Brian Marshall
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Sports Products & Strategy · ESPN
Vice President of Sports Products & Strategy at ESPN since November 2021. The profile also lists Vice President of Product Management, Yahoo Finance and Yahoo Sports (2021), Vice President of Product Management, Yahoo Sports (2018–2021) and Senior Director of Product Management, Yahoo Sports (2017–2018) at Verizon Media, and Senior Director of Product Management, Yahoo Sports at Yahoo (2011–2017).
Chris Jason
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director of Product Management · The Walt Disney Company
Executive Director of Product Management at The Walt Disney Company since July 2021, a role the profile describes as responsible for ESPN Digital products including ESPN App, ESPN.com, ESPN Fantasy & gaming products. The profile also lists Sr. Director, ESPN Fantasy & Interactive (2016–2021), Director of Consumer Product Platforms, Digital Media (2013–2016) and Director, APIs (2011–2013) at ESPN.
Daniel Bohm
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Management · The Walt Disney Company
Director of Product Management at The Walt Disney Company since March 2019; the profile says Daniel leads a team of product managers responsible for the direction, strategy and management of ESPN fantasy, and its headline reads Director of Product Management at ESPN/Disney. The profile also lists Senior Product Manager (2015–2019) and Product Manager (2014–2015) at ESPN.
Jay Lee
LinkedInExperience: Former Head of Product, Mobile and Digital Revenue · ESPN
Former Head of Product, Mobile and Digital Revenue at ESPN (2013–2015). The profile also lists Senior Vice President, Head of Consumer Product Experience (since 2023), Vice President, Head of Consumer Product Experience, Next Gen (2020–2023) and Vice President, Digital Products (2018–2020) at the National Basketball Association (NBA), and Head of Product, Nike Activity Experiences at Nike (2015–2017).
Kamal Grey
LinkedInExperience: Former Director Product Management · ESPN
Former Director Product Management at ESPN (2017–2020), a role the profile tags at director level in Product. The profile also lists Senior Product Manager at ESPN (2014–2017), Senior Director of Product Management at Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (2020), and Vice President Of Product Management (since 2021) and Senior Vice President of Product Development (since 2026) at BetMGM.
Michael Bracco
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Product Management Ad Platforms - Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology · The Walt Disney Company
Executive Director, Product Management Ad Platforms - Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology at The Walt Disney Company since June 2021, a role the profile describes as accountable for Disney's Ad Platforms Quote-to-Cash suite, supporting $10B+ in annual revenue. The profile also lists Sr. Director Global Sales System Strategy at ESPN since 2014 and Director, Product Management & Business Analysis at ESPN (2010–2014).
Scott C.
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Product Management, ESPN and ESPN+ Video, Identity & Commerce · ESPN
Executive Director, Product Management, ESPN and ESPN+ Video, Identity & Commerce at ESPN since July 2021. The profile says Scott was a key part of the team that built WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN apps on every platform (mobile, tablet, OTT), and describes Scott as having worked on TV Everywhere products.
Sean Mulligan
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director - Video Ad Product · ESPN
Former Senior Director - Video Ad Product at ESPN (2016–2018), a role the profile tags at director level in Product, and former Director - Digital Video Advertising Technology at ESPN (2014–2016). The profile also lists Director - Product Management (since 2021) and Senior Director - Video Ad Technology (2018–2021) at Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person to the product area behind your question, since streaming video, fantasy games, the main app and ad platforms each serve different users and revenue goals. Check whether the relevant role is current or past before asking how things work at ESPN today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do product teams at a sports network design streaming and authentication experiences for live games?
- 02What does building fantasy and interactive products for sports fans involve?
- 03How do you set product priorities across a main app, a website and a paid streaming service?
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