Brian Rolapp

Brian Rolapp is the Chief Media and Business Officer of the National Football League.

Career

Rolapp began as an analyst at CIBC World Markets for their Media and Entertainment Group. In 2000, after completing his MBA at Harvard Business School, Rolapp joined NBC Universal as the Director of Business Development in New York. His concentration included NBC's cable and new media strategies and their acquisition of all properties of Vivendi Universal Entertainment, which include USA Network, Sci-Fi and Trio. After three years with NBC, Rolapp moved to the NFL Network in 2003 where he became the Director of Finance and strategy. In 2005, he was promoted to Vice President of Media Strategy and Digital Media. In 2007, his title was changed to Senior Vice President. He was promoted to COO of NFL Media in 2011 and in 2014 became the Executive Vice President of NFL Media and the CEO and president of the NFL Network, succeeding Steve Bornstein.

Personal life
Brian has been named to the Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 Hall of Fame. He is a national trustee for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Rolapp graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Business and the Harvard Business School with an MBA. He currently lives in Darien, Connecticut with his wife Cindy and their four children. Brian is a practicing Mormon and is passionate about sports, politics and music.

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