Alec Scheiner (born 1973 in

Lower Merion, Pennsylvania Lower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Philadelphia Main Line. The township's name originates with the county of Merioneth in north Wales. Merioneth is an English-language transcription of the ...

) is a Partner at RedBird Capital Partners, helping lead its sports practice. Previously, Alec served as President of the

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and Senior Vice President of the

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Early life

Scheiner was born and grew up in Lower Merion,

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. After graduating high school in 1988, he attended

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, graduating with degrees in economics and

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studies in 1992. He then attended the

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, where he graduated with a J.D. degree in 1997.

Law career

After law school, Scheiner became a lawyer, working at the

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of Wilmer, Cutler, and Pickering (now WilmerHale), where he practiced from 1997 to 2004.

NFL career

In 2004, Scheiner was hired by the NFL's

to be their

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. Four years later, he was promoted to

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, where he was a key player in the day-to-day business operations of the team, as well as a

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for the building of the new Cowboys Stadium (now AT&T Stadium). In 2010, Scheiner was named to ''

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's'' "40 Under 40" list of top young sports executives. On December 18, 2012, Scheiner left the Cowboys to become president of the

, where he is in charge of all business operations for the team. On March 4, 2016 Scheiner announced that he would be leaving his role as team president effective March 31. He will stay on with the Browns as a consultant for the remainder of the year. In 2016, Scheiner left the Cleveland Browns and joined RedBird Capital Partners. He has helped lead sports investments in OneTeam Partners (a partnership with the

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and

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) and

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(and sits on the boards of each) and is the CEO of RedBall Acquisition Corp, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company with Billy Beane and Gerry Cardinale serving as co-chairman. Scheiner also helped lead RedBird’s $750M investment in

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Personal

Scheiner has three children - daughter Norah, and sons Rafe and Max.

References

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