Carlie Irsay-Gordon is the vice chair and co-owner of the Indianapolis Colts. The granddaughter of team owners Robert Irsay (1923–1997) and the eldest daughter of Jim Irsay (b. 1959), Irsay-Gordon has been a top Colts executive since 2008.

Biography

Irsay-Gordon attended Skidmore College, where she studied religious studies and geoscience.[1] She also rode competitively until the age of 20, on a horse named London Times.[2] Irsay-Gordon began coursework towards a PhD in clinical psychology through Argosy University but did not complete her boards.[3][4]

Irsay-Gordon first worked for the Colts in the ticket office and was subsequently involved in the marketing department and the strategies used by the sales team and ticket office.[5][3]

Irsay-Gordon has represented the team at ownership meetings since 2004.[6] She was made a team vice-president in 2008.[7]

In March 2012, Irsay-Gordon and her sisters Casey and Kalen were announced as co-owners of the Colts, with the two younger sisters officially added as vice-presidents.[8] Irsay-Gordon's father, Jim Irsay, has stated that he intends the team to entirely pass to his daughters.[9] Irsay-Gordon was then named as chair of the Colts in March 2014 shortly after Jim Irsay was arrested and entered a rehabilitation facility for drug use.[6]

The Indianapolis Business Journal named her to their "Forty Under 40" list in 2015.[3] In 2016, Irsay-Gordon joined the NFL Digital Media Committee as the only active female member of the committee.[10]

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Irsay-Gordon later recalled that she and Kalen Irsay-Jackson began to plan to focus the Colts' charitable attention on a single initiative, and selected a program on mental health, which became known as Kicking the Stigma. This launched in May 2021.[11]

References

  1. ^ Holder, Stephen. "Meet Carlie Irsay-Gordon, the woman now running the Colts". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  2. ^ Rubino, Michael (18 September 2015). "Carlie Irsay-Gordon's Office". Indianapolis Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  3. ^ a b c Harry, Lou (29 January 2015). "2015 Forty Under 40: Carlie Irsay-Gordon". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  4. ^ Rubino, Michael (17 September 2015). "Blue Blood". Indianapolis Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  5. ^ Holder, Stephen (31 March 2014). "Carlie Irsay-Gordon: The woman now running the Colts". Journal and Courier. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  6. ^ a b "Irsay-Gordon is leading the way in Indy". ESPN.com. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  7. ^ 2016 Indianapolis Colts Media Guide. Indianapolis, IN: Indianapolis Colts, 2016; p. 8.
  8. ^ 2016 Indianapolis Colts Media Guide, p. 7.
  9. ^ Chappell, Mike (17 April 2014). "Irsay family in firm control of Colts' ownership". Journal and Courier. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  10. ^ Brown, Alex (29 August 2016). "Colts Vice Chairs Named to NFL Committees". Inside Indiana Business. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  11. ^ Battista, Judy (14 April 2021). "Colts' initiative aims to help end stigma around mental health issues". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
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