Debbie Shon

An international business executive and attorney, Shon brings to USA Gymnastics decades of experience as an advisor in the areas of politics, law and sports and entertainment. Joining the USAG leadership team in April of 2021, Shon’s resume includes serving as CEO and Chief Legal Officer of Ticketmaster China, Vice President for International Trade Law and Global Public Policy at U.S. Steel, and Assistant U.S. Trade Representative during the Clinton administration. The first woman to be a registered NBA agent, Shon most recently was a partner and chaired the International Trade Litigation and Public Policy group at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan law firm.

The USC and Georgetown University Law Center alumnus serves on the Smithsonian National Board of Advisors and is Chair of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center Board of Advisors. She is a Fellow in the Aspen Institute and the American Bar Foundation and active in the NAPABA, USC, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the American Society of International Law. Her uncle, the late Dr. Sammy Lee, was the first diver to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in platform diving (1948, 1952) and the first person of color to win the James E. Sullivan Award as the best American amateur athlete.