Travis Williams (sports executive)
Travis Williams is an American attorney and sports front office executive. He is the president of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.
Williams is from Indianapolis, Indiana. He earned his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and his Juris Doctor from the Duquesne University School of Law.[1] He was a partner at the law firm Reed Smith, and served as outside counsel for the Pirates.[2] He joined the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 2008, becoming chief operating officer in 2011.[3] He left the Penguins to become the president of business operations for the NHL's New York Islanders in 2018.[4] Williams succeeded Frank Coonelly as president of the Pirates in October 2019.[5]
Williams and his wife, Nikki, have six children.[2]
References edit
- ^ DiPaola, Jerry (October 28, 2019). "New Pirates president Travis Williams eager 'to crack the code'". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ a b Berry, Adam (October 28, 2019). "Travis Williams named Pirates president | Pittsburgh Pirates". Mlb.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Travis Williams, Penguins chief operating officer, leaving to join Islanders | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Travis Williams hired by Islanders to run business operations". Newsday. November 29, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Travis Williams brings fresh perspective to Pirates' president role | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.