Daniel Michael Ventrelle (born 1976) is an American businessman. Ventrelle is currently the Executive Vice President of Talent for

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. Previously, he served as the interim president of the

Las Vegas Raiders The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Raiders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West divis ...

of the

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(NFL) from July 2021 until May 2022, and had previously served as the team's executive vice president and general counsel.

Early years

Ventrelle, a native of

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, attended the

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...

and the

University of Michigan Law School The University of Michigan Law School (Michigan Law) is the law school of the University of Michigan, a Public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1859, the school offers Master of Laws (LLM), Master of C ...

Professional career

Early career

Prior to joining the Raiders full-time, Ventrelle served as outside counsel to the club at Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin in

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Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders

In 2003, Ventrelle joined the then

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. He rose through the ranks and became an executive vice president and general counsel. Along with owner

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and then-Raiders president

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, Ventrelle played a key role in the Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas and the building of a new stadium. On July 19, 2021, Ventrelle was named the interim president of the

following the resignation of

on the same day. Following the conclusion of the 2021 season, Ventrelle remained in the role of interim president. Ventrelle worked to embed the Raiders organization in the Las Vegas community, championing issues such as the Raiders’ vaccine verification project and bringing the high school state championship football games to

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. In May 2022, the Raiders announced that Ventrelle was no longer with the organization.

WWE

On September 8, 2022, Ventrelle was appointed Executive Vice President of Talent for

References

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