Full Name
Daniel Sillman
Job Title
Chief Executive Officer
Company
Ross Sports & Entertainment
Speaker Bio
Daniel Sillman is the Chief Executive Officer of Ross Sports & Entertainment, which includes the Miami Dolphins, Hard Rock Stadium, the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, the Precision Drive Club, and the Miami Open presented by Itaú.
As CEO, a role to which he was named in August 2026, Sillman oversees one of the most dynamic sports and entertainment portfolios in the world. Sillman has also worked closely alongside Chairman and Owner Stephen M. Ross for more than a decade on many of the enterprise's most significant initiatives and growth opportunities.
In his role as CEO of Ross Sports & Entertainment, Sillman leads the executive leadership team which oversees the operations for all verticals of business, including EVP/Hard Rock Stadium Operations Todd Boyan, EVP/Chief Financial Officer Chris Clements, EVP/Chief Revenue Officer Jason Green, and President of the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix Katharina Nowak.
Sillman also serves as Executive Chairman, co-founder and majority owner of Relevent. Under his leadership, Relevent has become the premier strategic and commercial partner to many of the world's most prominent soccer properties, securing approximately $10 billion a year in media, sponsorship, and licensing rights agreements on behalf of organizations including UEFA, the Premier League, LALIGA, the Bundesliga and the English Football League. Sillman also serves as Executive Chairman of Relevent Football Partners, the dedicated entity responsible for the global commercialization of UEFA men's club competitions.
Sillman began his career founding and operating Compass Management, a multi-family office for professional athletes, which he later sold to FFO in 2015. Prior to joining Relevent, he sourced, structured, and executed new investment opportunities as the Director of Business Development at RSE Ventures — a private investment firm owned by Ross.
Sillman has been named to several sport business awards lists, including Leaders in Sport's Leaders Under 40 (2022, 2025), Sports Business Journal's Forty Under 40 (2019), and Forbes Sports' 30 Under 30 (2018). He co-led the development of high-profile companies such as fast-growing youth enrichment platform Rocket Youth. He also serves on the board of directors of RISE — a national non-profit that educates and empowers the sport community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice, and improve race relations — and is a member of the board of trustees for the UEFA Foundation for Children. Additionally, Sillman served as a member of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Miami Host Committee Board of Directors and currently serves on the board of the Miami Open presented by Itaú, and Transmit, a leader in sports technology innovation.
As CEO, a role to which he was named in August 2026, Sillman oversees one of the most dynamic sports and entertainment portfolios in the world. Sillman has also worked closely alongside Chairman and Owner Stephen M. Ross for more than a decade on many of the enterprise's most significant initiatives and growth opportunities.
In his role as CEO of Ross Sports & Entertainment, Sillman leads the executive leadership team which oversees the operations for all verticals of business, including EVP/Hard Rock Stadium Operations Todd Boyan, EVP/Chief Financial Officer Chris Clements, EVP/Chief Revenue Officer Jason Green, and President of the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix Katharina Nowak.
Sillman also serves as Executive Chairman, co-founder and majority owner of Relevent. Under his leadership, Relevent has become the premier strategic and commercial partner to many of the world's most prominent soccer properties, securing approximately $10 billion a year in media, sponsorship, and licensing rights agreements on behalf of organizations including UEFA, the Premier League, LALIGA, the Bundesliga and the English Football League. Sillman also serves as Executive Chairman of Relevent Football Partners, the dedicated entity responsible for the global commercialization of UEFA men's club competitions.
Sillman began his career founding and operating Compass Management, a multi-family office for professional athletes, which he later sold to FFO in 2015. Prior to joining Relevent, he sourced, structured, and executed new investment opportunities as the Director of Business Development at RSE Ventures — a private investment firm owned by Ross.
Sillman has been named to several sport business awards lists, including Leaders in Sport's Leaders Under 40 (2022, 2025), Sports Business Journal's Forty Under 40 (2019), and Forbes Sports' 30 Under 30 (2018). He co-led the development of high-profile companies such as fast-growing youth enrichment platform Rocket Youth. He also serves on the board of directors of RISE — a national non-profit that educates and empowers the sport community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice, and improve race relations — and is a member of the board of trustees for the UEFA Foundation for Children. Additionally, Sillman served as a member of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Miami Host Committee Board of Directors and currently serves on the board of the Miami Open presented by Itaú, and Transmit, a leader in sports technology innovation.
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