SAN FRANCISCO, USA // Jess Smith the newly appointed President, WNBA Golden State. Prior to WNBA Golden State Smith served as Head of Revenue for Angel City. She oversaw sponsorship, ticketing, commerce, operations, data and analytics, local broadcast, and strategic alliances. Responsible for the club’s purpose driven partnership model, Smith has a passion for creating revenue streams with intent. The Angel City partnership model boasts 10% of each partnership benefiting equity, essentials, or education. She followed with the Fan Fueled Player Fund, where players receive 1% of net ticketing proceeds for advertising ticket sales with their names and likeness. Smith also sat as the club’s CBO for league relations.

Prior to Angel City, Smith held leadership positions within MLS, NHL and MLB with the San Jose Earthquakes, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Oakland Athletics. She holds an MSA from Ohio University and BA from SUNY Oswego. She is a proud mom to two young daughters, Kipton and Vaughn. She was named a recipient of SBJ’s 2023 class of 40 Under 40 and a 2023 Leaders in Sport Under 40 recipient.