Karen Brodkin — Endeavor Group Holdings Inc.

Executive Vice President, Content Strategy & Partnerships

THE LATEST: In December, Endeavor took a stake in Bill A. Duffy International Inc., known as BDA Sports Management, and named the agency’s founder, Bill Duffy, a strategic adviser to WME’s sports division in a move that Brodkin said would bring partnerships and clients to WME. In January, Brodkin was appointed to the board of Brentwood-based real estate company Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.
BACKGROUND: Brodkin joined Endeavor in 2014, a year after its $2.4 billion purchase of sports and talent-management company IMG. Previously, she served as executive vice president of business and legal affairs at FOX Sports Media Group, where she helped launch the Big Ten Network and Fox Sports 1. A former entertainment attorney, Brodkin represented clients such as Garth Brooks, Spike Lee, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. She got her start as a corporate attorney specializing in labor and employment issues. Brodkin, the former chairwoman of the Los Angeles Sports Council, sits on the board at L.A. Family Housing.
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