Joe Vrankin

Joe Vrankin currently serves as CEO of the rapidly growing international indoor entertainment company PuttShack. Joe previously served as CEO of Topgolf, where he led the then early-stage company through a period of rapid growth into a unique business that re-defined a concept of a sports leisure experience. During his tenure, Topgolf grew in enterprise value from $30 million to $250 million and revenue grew ten-fold. Joe has also held numerous other sports-related executive positions, including Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Arena Football League; President of Act Global, a leading provider of synthetic grass turf products; and Chief Operating Officer of Suntex Ventures, a niche mixed-use Marina company.

Throughout his 22-year C-Suite career, Joe has led multiple companies from their foundational stage into high-growth ventures. Early career positions included various management roles at Berkshire Hathaway-owned World Book Publishing, including Director of Corporate Finance and Managing Director, Trade Publishing. He began his career in public accounting at Grant Thornton, is a Certified Public Accountant, earned his MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and holds a BS in accounting from Northern Illinois University. Joe has been a Board Member of multiple privately-owned companies and was a professor and advisory board member at the Northwestern University Graduate School of Sports Administration.