Daniel Sillman
Daniel Sillman (born 1989) is an American sports executive and film producer. He is the CEO of Relevent Sports Group (RSG), a live soccer events and media company that owns and operates the International Champions Cup (ICC). Sillman was executive producer of the ESPN documentary about Ada Hegerberg, "My Name is Ada Hegerberg"; and the Netflix docuseries about Brazilian soccer star Neymar, "". Career. Sillman founded Compass Management Group, while a student at the University of Michigan, which offered financial services to athletes and entertainers, including Brandon Graham, who later played for the Philadelphia Eagles. After selling Compass in  2014, Sillman joined RSE Ventures, a private investment firm owned by Stephen M. Ross. In 2017 he led the strategy to bring El Clásico, a soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid, to the US in pre-season for the first time, and outside of Spain for the second time in 100 years. Following the match, in July 2017 Sillman became the CEO of RSG. Sillman led the creation of the Women's International Champions Cup and the International Champions Cup Futures tournament. In August 2018 Sillman negotiated a 15-year joint venture deal on behalf of RSG with La  Liga, with the goal of promoting soccer in Canada and the US. In 2020, Sillman as part of the JV negotiated an eight-year, $1.4 billion broadcast deal between LaLiga and ESPN, the largest broadcast rights deal for a foreign league in US history. Also in 2020, the JV expanded to include Mexico. Sillman is executive producer of the 2020 full-length documentary on ESPN about the Norwegian female soccer player Ada Hegerberg, "My Name is Ada Hegerberg". He is an executive producer on the Netflix docuseries about Brazilian soccer star Neymar, "". Sillman was included on the "Forbes" “30  Under 30 2018: Sports” list and "Sports Business Journal"'s 2019 “Forty Under 40” list. Sillman is a long time business partner with 3-time NBA Champion Draymond Green.