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
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
- ^ 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.
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