Kathy Nelson, President
& CEO of the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation
Kathy Nelson works to
promote Kansas City sports locally and nationally with the goal of attracting,
retaining and facilitating sports events and organizations. She helps the
bi-state region realize the economic, social and community-building benefits of
sports.
Nelson
has become an influential leader in Kansas City. In recognition of her
contribution, The Kansas City Star included Nelson on their 2020 list of the 50 Most Influential
People in Kansas City Sports History, one of only four women
represented.
Prior
to that, she had been named one of the 20 Most Influential
Sports Figures in Kansas City placing her at #5 behind Clark Hunt (owner of
the Kansas City Chiefs), Dayton Moore (Kansas City Royals general manager),
Peter Vermes (Sporting Kansas City’s Coach) and David Glass (former owner of
the Kansas City Royals).
In
2019, Kathy was selected to receive the Greater Kansas City Chamber of
Commerce’s ATHENA
Leadership Award. In 2018, Nelson received the national Sports Events
and Tourism Executive/CEO of the Year award, a national honor.
She
has also been named to Kansas
City Business Journal’s Power 100 list (2018 & 2019) and was crowned
Grand Champion at the Dancing with Kansas City Stars benefiting Cristo
Rey.
Kathy is included in the book They
Shoot…They Score! by Dr. Patrick Rishe as a
national leader in sports.
NIBA Keynote Speaker: Kathy Nelson
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