Wajid
Sports & Entertainment Executive | Athlete Advocate | Lawyer | Business Strategist | Industry-Transforming Deals | Scalable Business Innovations | Brand Partnerships | IP & Likeness Use Negotiations | NIL Monetization
- Role
- General Counsel & EVP Player Engagement at Winners Alliance
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Wajid
Sports and entertainment executive with more than two decades of experience advocating…
Experience
General Counsel & EVP Player Engagement
Jan 2023 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Spearheading professional athlete engagement initiatives for this global athlete-first group licensing collective signing representation deals with athletes from tennis (i.e, Professional Tennis Players Association, cricket (I.e, World Cricketers’ Association), and track/field joint venture ideated by Michael Johnson (i.e, Grand Slam Track) Built out organization concurrently with Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) – the non-profit arm of Winners Alliance dedicated to safeguarding the legal, financial, and career interests of tennis players on the ATP & WTA Tours Introduced the first-ever long-term annualized trading card agreement within tennis utilizing Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) enabling a $MM passive client revenue with Topps/Fanatics Directed legal and business strategy for multi-athlete acceptance and adoption of collective IP use Generated $MM in revenue by negotiating deals and preferred rates with Tumi and Hilton
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Doctor of Law - JD
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