Joe Ellis
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Born: | Colorado, U.S. | November 16, 1957
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College: | Colorado College (B.A., 1980) Northwestern University (M.A., 1988) |
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Josiah Wear Ellis[1] (born November 16, 1957) is a former American football executive who was the president and CEO of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).
College
Ellis received his
Career
Ellis began his career in the
After owner and previous president Pat Bowlen was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Ellis took control of the team.[2] In August 2022, Ellis stepped down from his position after the Walton Penner group was approved as the new owners of the Broncos.[3]
Personal life
Ellis lives in Colorado, with his wife, Ann. They have three children: two sons, Si and Zander, and a daughter, Catherine.[2] He is also a member of the Bush family through his mother Nancy Walker Bush Ellis, respectively making him the nephew of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and cousin of former U.S. President George W. Bush.[4]
Awards and honors
- Two-time Super Bowl champion (XXXIII, 50) - as an executive with the Denver Broncos
- Named ColoradoBiz's CEO of the Year in 2017[5]
- Inducted into the Denver and Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame in 2017[6]
References
- ^ "bush/walker/pierce/robinson family tree" (PDF). Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Joe Ellis–Staff Directory". Denver Broncos. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ O’Halloran, Ryan (August 9, 2022). "NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, team owners salute late Pat Bowlen, outgoing Broncos president/CEO Joe Ellis". DenverPost.com. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ Klis, Mike (November 2, 2008). "Ellis keeps Bush connection quiet". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "CEO of the Year: Joe Ellis goes long". November 2016.
- ^ "Broncos Pres./CEO Joe Ellis to be inducted into Denver and Colorado Tourism Hall". www.denverbroncos.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017.