Steve Byrd

Steve Byrd is a senior executive with several decades of high-level experience in the sports industry. He currently serves as Head of Global Strategic Partnerships for Sportradar, a 1,600 employee, leading multi-national provider of sports data to national and international sports federations, media companies and bookmakers. They are an official data provider of the NFL, NBA, NHL, ITF and NASCAR, amongst many others. Byrd was previously Co-Chief Operating Officer at STATS, Inc., where he led their growth and relationships with leagues, federations, broadcasters, brands and technology firms for almost 20 years.

Byrd has consulted for and served on the advisory board of numerous sports related companies, including ScoreStream, Togga and SidePrize. He also advises the private equity firm of Yao Ming, Yao Capital. He is a Founding Board Member of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association and serves as an executive in residence for his alma mater, The University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business. His undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Purdue University.