Jud Hannigan
Leadership Council Member @1,000 Dreams Fund
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WORK HISTORY
Leadership Council Member @1,000 Dreams Fund
I currently serve as a member of Dreams Fund\'s Leadership Council and a mentor in its MentorHER program. Dreams Fund is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to support the dreams of talented women in need by providing access to funding, meaningful mentor relationships and other critical resources that help accelerate their success in school and in the workforce. The company focuses on serving underrepresented and underserved women who lack access to financial resources and professional networks. Dreams Fund also targets its support to women pursuing careers in industries where women remain underrepresented.
EDUCATION
University of Connecticut
B.A., Communications, Journalism
Harvard Business School Online
Certificate, Leading with Finance
SKILLS
ABOUT JUD HANNIGAN
With over 20 years of global sports, entertainment, marketing and management experience, Jud Hannigan is a pioneer in the esports industry. Jud is a co-founder and former CEO of Allied Esports, a worldwide innovator in esports entertainment events, tournaments, production, content creation and property development that listed on the Nasdaq in 2019. Jud led Allied Esports’ expansion from its roots in China, where the company opened the world’s first dedicated esports arena in 2015 in Beijing, to its operations across North America and Europe. Under his direction, the Allied Esports Property Network grew to include HyperX Arena Las Vegas at the Luxor Hotel and Casino, the most recognized esports venue in the world; production studios in Germany; the first Mobile Esports Trucks; and the first global esports venue affiliate program, which included Fortress Melbourne in Australia.Jud also spearheaded the creation of Allied Esports’ original content development, production services and distribution arm, AE Studios, which launched with studios in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Hamburg, creating original and white label productions for top brands in sports, entertainment, tech, pop culture and gaming. In addition, Jud oversaw Allied’s entry into Web3 with the creation of the non-fungible token (NFT) EPICBEAST. Inspired by gaming characters past and present, EPICBEAST featured 8,591 unique tokens and was designed to foster community engagement, provide unforgettable experiences and deliver value to its holders.Prior to co-founding Allied Esports, Jud spent 11 years working in China where he founded consulting and trading company Big Turn International. At Big Turn, he worked with global clients throughout Asia across the Sports and Entertainment, Gaming, Television, Apparel, Consumer Merchandise, Publishing and Media industries which included launching and operating WPT China, an official poker sport in partnership with the Chinese Sports Ministry that consisted of an online and offline tournament series spanning 15 cities and a television show distributed across China on behalf of World Poker Tour. Before moving to China in 2006, Jud worked in sales and partnership development for NYC Marketing, an office created by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, where he developed and executed marketing programs with official city partners and events, including Snapple Beverage Group and the 2005 CMA Awards. Jud began his career in sports and entertainment in the Corporate and Community Relations division of the New York Yankees’ front office.
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