Cleveland Browns Leadership

Michael Nikolaus is a Chief Human Resources Officer at Cleveland Browns and is based in Berea, Ohio. He has worked as Manager, Human Resources at GRANT THORNTON LLP and Audit Operations Manager at Arthur Andersen LLP. Michael studied at Baldwin Wallace University between 1991 and 1995.

Paul DePodesta (born December 16, 1972) is an American football executive and former baseball executive who is the chief strategy officer and de facto president of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as a front-office assistant for the Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, and New York Mets. DePodesta was also general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The year after leading the Dodgers to their first playoff win in 16 years, he was fired after the 2005 club finished with its worst record in 11 years. He was the ninth general manager in the club's history since its move to Los Angeles. He is also known for his appearance in the book and movie Moneyball about his time with the Athletics.

Brent Stehlik is an Operating Partner at Redbird Capital Partners LLC, President at One Team Partners, and Exec VP/Chief Revenue Officer at Cleveland Browns and is based in New York City, New York. He has worked as Dir:Sales at Tampa Bay Lightning, Dir:Business Development at Dallas Cowboys, and VP:Ticket Sales And Service at Arizona Diamondbacks. Brent attended University of Mount Union between 1995 and 1999.

Callie Brownson is a Chief Of Staff at Cleveland Browns; Campaign and Elections at KnowWho, Inc.; and Offensive Assistant - Director of Recruiting - Dartmouth Football at DARTMOUTH COLLEGE and is based in Hanover, New Hampshire. She has worked as Sports Performance Trainer at Imp Fitness, Assistant Varsity Softball/Football Coach at Fairfax County Public Schools, and Facility/Member Operations at Sport&Health. Callie studied at GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY between 2010 and 2015.

David Jenkins is in his 15th season with the Browns and was named the team's Chief Operating Officer on May 8, 2018. As COO, Jenkins leads the team's daily business operations and its long-term vision, directing all organizational goals related to financial management, revenue generation, stadium operations, legal, information technology, business analytics and administration. He also serves as the Browns' primary government relations contact, working closely with the City of Cleveland and City of Berea on club related matters.

Prior to being elevated to COO, Jenkins spent the past three seasons as the team's executive vice president and past five as chief financial officer. He oversaw all finance-related departments of the organization - budgeting and strategic planning, financial reporting, audit and risk management, and in 2016, added stadium operations, legal, information technology and administration to his assignments. His expanded responsibilities now also include the franchise's ticket operations, sales and retention, suite and premium sales, corporate partnership sales and activation and concessions and merchandising.

During his career, Mossholder has served in marketing and sales roles across various sports, including time with the Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Mutiny, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Churchill Downs and Vision Venture Partners.

Mossholder joined HSG after spending the past two years as Chief Business Officer-Partner at Vision Venture Partners, a venture capital group that develops companies in markets related to technology, Esports and video gaming, digital content production and lifestyle brands in food and beverage. With Vision Venture Partners, he managed the sales, marketing, creative, merchandise, programming and content teams across the portfolio of companies.

From 2011-2017, Mossholder directed corporate partnerships for the UFC, where he was ultimately promoted to Executive Vice President of Global Marketing Partnerships. He helped significantly increase and develop staff and generate record revenue throughout his tenure with the organization, as well as create strong consumer sales and visibility opportunities for major UFC partners.

Prior to the UFC, Mossholder contributed in executive positions with the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (sales and marketing, 2009-2011), Churchill Downs (sales, 2008-2009), the Miami Dolphins (sales, 2003-2008) and Major League Soccer's Tampa Bay Mutiny (sales and marketing, 1995-2002).