Scott O’Neil, CEO of Merlin Entertainments and former NBA and NHL executive, has recently been appointed CEO of LIV Golf.
A prominent executive in the sports and entertainment industries, he is famous for his leadership roles with several renowned organizations.
Furthermore, his career spans over 25 years, during which he has held substantial positions in the NB, NHL, and other well-known sectors.
Scott began his professional career with the NBA in 2000, working as a senior vice president of team marketing and business operations, leading initiatives to enhance team performance and profitability.
Similarly, after working with the NBA for over 8 years, he switched his job to Madison Square Garden Sports and served as its president until 2012.
After years of experience in the sports industry, he became the chief executive officer of the Philadelphia 76ers in 2013 and served his position for over eight years.
At the same time, Scott became the CEO of the NHL’s New Jersey Devils and Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment before becoming the Board Advisor of Myota in 2019.
Additionally, Scott O’Neil is the board advisor of Zoomi.ai and Enthusiast Gaming and a co-founder of Elevate Sports Ventures, which focuses on providing innovative solutions to the sports and entertainment industry.
Besides his career as a sports executive, Scott O’Neil is a renowned author. In December 2020, he published Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving.
Scott O’Neil has three daughters with his wife, Lisa O’Neil!
Scott O’Neil and his wife, Lisa O’Neil, have been married for over 26 years and have three daughters, Alexa, Kira, and Eliza.
All his daughters are athletes. Scott often speaks about his involvement in coaching his daughters in their sports journeys.
Similarly, his daughters often share pictures of their father on social media, describing him as their best friend and coach.
Talking about Scott O’Neil’s wife, Lisa is known for her faith as a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) member.
The couple first met while working in New Jersey. Lisa was an intern, and Scott was a CEO.
In an interview, Lisa revealed that she was one of two girls in the office doing an internship and remembers thinking Scott was cute.
Scott also recalled their first meeting, stating, “I just remember her having just kind of a special light in her eyes, good positive karma and energy, so I let her ease into the internship before I asked her out.“
Since then, the couple has stayed together through all the bad and good phases of life and is living happily.
In case you didn’t know
- Scott O’Neil earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from Villanova University in 1992 and his master’s degree from Harvard Business School in 1998.
- Entrepreneur named him one of the Top 50 Celebrities in the US. Despite his growing fame, Scott O’Neil has yet to make his Wikipedia debut.
