Alan Ostfield

Alan Ostfield, an accomplished sports and entertainment industry leader, is the Chief Executive Officer of US Sailing.

Ostfield joins US Sailing with a comprehensive background in several major professional sports leagues and leading live entertainment organizations. For the past nine years, Ostfield served as the President, North Atlantic | New York & Philadelphia for Live Nation Entertainment, where he was responsible for Live Nation’s concert business in the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas. Prior to joining Live Nation, Ostfield was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Pistons and Palace Sports & Entertainment, which owned and operated multiple professional sports teams and entertainment venues, including the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, WNBA’s Detroit Shock, The Palace of Auburn Hills, St. Pete Times Forum and DTE Energy Music Theatre. Previously, Ostfield served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the San Diego Padres and as an attorney with Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington, D.C., whose clients included the Dallas Cowboys.

Ostfield has combined his experiences in professional sports with higher education, including developing and teaching “Professional Sports Leagues and Franchises” in Columbia University’s Sports Management Master’s Program and “Managing a Professional Sports Franchise” in the University of Michigan’s Sports Management Master’s Program.

His achievements were recognized nationally when Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal included him on its annual “Forty Under 40” list for three straight years, culminating in his Forty Under 40 Hall of Fame induction.

Ostfield is actively involved in other NGB, board and community activities, currently serving as a member of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Board of Directors and the National Sports Law Institute Board of Advisors.

Ostfield earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania prior to attending Boston University, where he received his Juris Doctor’s Degree from its School of Law, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from its Graduate School of Management.