10 Fanatics IT leaders
Bob Pascucci, Vice President of Information Technology, opens this list of Fanatics IT leaders, who hold director roles across infrastructure and cloud, corporate systems, business applications, technology operations, CRM, PMO and the global IT service desk. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Fanatics from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andrew Krug
LinkedInExperience: Director - Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering · Fanatics
Andrew Krug has been Director - Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering at Fanatics since April 2024, based in Jacksonville, Florida, and the headline lists cloud migration, FinOps and MSP governance. Andrew Krug was Sr. Manager - Global Network Services at Fanatics (2021 to 2024) and Senior Production Support Manager at Black Knight (2020 to 2021).
Angee Phong
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global IT Service Desk · Fanatics
Angee Phong has been Director, Global IT Service Desk at Fanatics since September 2024, based in Tampa, Florida. Angee Phong was Global Head of IT Service Desk at SS&C Technologies (2021 to 2024), Vice President, IT Service Desk Operations at PSCU (2020 to 2021) and Service Availability Manager at the Disney Global IT Support Center (2017 to 2020).
Blaine Schmidt
LinkedInExperience: Director of Technology Operations at Fanatics Betting & Gaming · Fanatics
Blaine Schmidt has been Director of Technology Operations at Fanatics Betting & Gaming since March 2022, based in St Augustine, Florida. The headline reads Leader of Technology Operations and says Blaine Schmidt leads major integrations, strategic development and support initiatives.
Bob Pascucci
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Information Technology · Fanatics
Bob Pascucci has been Vice President of Information Technology at Fanatics since July 2022, based in Ocala, Florida, and the headline lists enterprise-scale IT leadership, technology financial stewardship and M&A. Bob Pascucci was Director, Travel Technology at AAA National (2020 to 2022) and Vice President of Information Technology at U.S. BENCOR/MidAmerica (2015 to 2019).
Cristian Prola
LinkedInExperience: IT Director, Business Applications and International Expansion at Fanatics Collectibles · Fanatics
Cristian Prola has been IT Director, Business Applications and International Expansion at Fanatics Collectibles since January 2025, based in the Greater Milan area, and also lists IT Director at Fanatics Italy from July 2023 to May 2025. Cristian Prola was Group IT Infrastructure Manager at QSRP (2021 to 2023) and IT Manager at Grom (2018 to 2021).
Dennis Peddecord
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director of IT - Fanatics Collectibles · Fanatics
Dennis Peddecord is a former Senior Director of IT - Fanatics Collectibles at Fanatics, a role held from July 2024 to August 2026, based in Los Angeles, California. Dennis Peddecord has been Senior Director of IT at True Anomaly since August 2026, and was Head of IT and Business Systems at Snap Inc. from 2016 to 2024.
Ekin Van Winkle
LinkedInExperience: Director Technical CRM & Business Systems · Fanatics
Ekin Van Winkle has been Director Technical CRM & Business Systems at Fanatics since October 2025, based in Durango, Colorado. Ekin Van Winkle was Director - Business Systems and Data Platforms at Procare Solutions (2021 to 2025), Senior Product Manager at FIS (2017 to 2021) and Salesforce Architect and Developer at Mercury Payment Systems (2011 to 2014).
Parag Agrawal
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Information Officer · Fanatics
Parag Agrawal is a former Chief Information Officer at Fanatics, a role held from July 2023 to November 2025, based in the New York City area. Parag Agrawal has been Chief Information Officer at GAF since November 2025, and was Chief Information Officer at Chobani (2019 to 2023) and Global Sr. Vice President IT - Enterprise Applications/Business Transformation at Chobani (2018 to 2019).
Rajnish Mehta
LinkedInExperience: Global Senior IT Director – PMO, QA, Release Management · Fanatics
Rajnish Mehta has been Global Senior IT Director – PMO, QA, Release Management at Fanatics since September 2023, based in Parsippany, New Jersey. Rajnish Mehta was Global Senior IT Director – Strategic Delivery at Chobani (2015 to 2023), and the headline lists enterprise PMOs, enterprise applications transformation and IT operations.
Ronald Artinger
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Global Infrastructure and Corporate Systems · Fanatics
Ronald Artinger has been Sr. Director, Global Infrastructure and Corporate Systems at Fanatics since May 2019, based in the Jacksonville area. Ronald Artinger was Director, Infrastructure Services at Fanatics (2017 to 2019) and Senior Manager, Enterprise Storage and Compute at Fanatics in 2017, and was Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure Delivery at Eaton (2013 to 2017).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your IT leadership role at Fanatics, and why?
- 02How do you decide which infrastructure and business systems work to take on first when several groups need changes at once?
- 03What has your own work taught you about running a global IT service desk and a PMO?
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