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Max Siegel | |
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| Born | (1964-12-31)December 31, 1964 (age 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Notre Dame (B.A.), (JD)[1] |
| Occupation | Chief Executive Officer ofUSA Track & Field |
Max Siegel (born December 31, 1964)[2] is an American corporateCEO, entertainment executive, attorney, and activist. He is the current Chief Executive Officer ofUSA Track & Field (USATF), the national governing body ofAthletics in the United States.[1] He is also the owner ofRev Racing, a development racing team inNASCAR for female and minority drivers.[3][4]
Siegel attended theUniversity of Notre Dame inNotre Dame, Indiana, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and a Juris Doctor from theNotre Dame Law School.[1] Siegel also served adjunct professorships in Sports & Entertainment Law (Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis) and Law of the Music Business (Seton Hall University,Newark, New Jersey).[5]
Siegel became CEO ofUSA Track & Field on May 1, 2012. During his tenure, the body has initiated a new business model, including new programs, particularly in the youth and elite athlete sections.[6]
Siegel owns Max Siegel Inc. (MSI), a sports, marketing, entertainment, and media holding company. MSI's divisions include Revolution Racing, LLC (Rev Racing), aNASCAR-sanctioned and minority-owned race team; and Image Dei Music group, an urban label joint venture withUniversal Music Group.[citation needed][1]
Siegel became President of Global Operations atDale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI),[7] becoming the highest-ranking African American executive in NASCAR.
Siegel is the owner ofRev Racing, a development program in theARCA Menards Series andNASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series which participates in theNASCAR Driver Development Program, formerly Drive for Diversity, designed to increase minority and female involvement in auto racing.[4] The team was founded in 2009 and has fielded cars for minority drivers includingDaniel Suárez,Bubba Wallce andKyle Larson.[citation needed]
Siegel held dual titles atSony BMG, serving as both Senior Vice-President of Zomba Label Group and President of Zomba Gospel.[8]
Siegel has been criticized for his setting an unusually high salary for himself, creating deals through USATF that financially benefit him and his associates, and having little consideration for athletes.[9]
Siegel is a member of theAmerican,National,Indiana, andNew York Bar Associations,Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association,National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences,Sigma Pi Phi andKappa Alpha Psi.[10][citation needed]
