Biography
Neil D. Glat
Neil has been a senior executive, board director, and strategic advisor with experience in sports, media, hospitality, and technology. During his career, he has led and shaped high-profile organizations, scaled businesses, encouraged innovation, and accelerated growth through strategy, operating expertise, and strong execution. Mr. Glat is chair of the board of Evolv Technology (NASDAQ: EVLV), a leader in AI-based weapons detection. He has been on the board since July 2021 and chair of the board since November 2023. He currently serves on its Investment and Nominating and corporate governance committees. Mr. Glat has also been on the board of Fubo (NYSE: FUBO), a sports-centric over-the-top streaming content distributor, since March 2024. He chairs its compensation committee and serves on its nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Glat previously served on the board of NewHold Investment Corp. I, a publicly-traded SPAC, from July 2020 to July 2021, and NewHold Investment Corp. II, a publicly-traded SPAC, from October 2021 to April 2023. In addition, Mr. Glat was, from 2019 to 2024, on the board of ASM Global, a privately held company which was sold in August 2024 and is the world’s largest venue management company. From September 2019 to present, Mr. Glat has been the Managing Member of NG Strategies, LLC and has been providing strategic advice to private equity firms and emerging companies in sports, media, and technology businesses. From April 2012 through August 2019, Mr. Glat served as President of the New York Jets, and, from September 2019 to March 2020, he was a Senior Advisor to the New York Jets. As president, Mr. Glat was responsible for all team business operations. Prior to that, Mr. Glat held senior leadership positions at the National Football League for 15 years from June 1997 to April 2012, where he oversaw corporate development, strategy, stadium development, and club business growth. More recently, Mr. Glat was appointed in December 2021 as Co-President, Americas for SPORTFIVE, a private equity-owned global sports marketing agency, and remained with SPORTFIVE until February 2024. Mr. Glat led the strategic direction and day-to-day management of the U.S. operations and the commercial sales, digital, experiential & production, gaming, esports, creator, and media businesses, as well as overseeing finance, legal, HR, and communications. Mr. Glat has been a Senior Advisor for Arctos Sports Partners, a private equity platform focused on the professional sports industry, and H.I.G. Capital, a private equity firm with over $60 billion under management. Earlier in his career, Mr. Glat worked in management consulting at McKinsey & Company and investment banking at Dillon, Read & Co. Mr. Glat is actively involved with nonprofit and charitable organizations, including serving on the Board of Advisors for the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice.
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
- Member of the Strategic Transactions Committee