David W Checketts was born on 1955 and is an American businessman and sports executive with a career spanning four decades.
19 Facts About Dave Checketts
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Dave Checketts advised on Tom Gores' purchase of the Detroit Pistons and of Joe Tsai's purchase of the Brooklyn Nets.
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Dave Checketts attended the University of Utah and later earned a master's degree in business administration from Brigham Young University.
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Dave Checketts then spent a year as the general manager of NBA International, where he worked to increase the league's presence around the world, including hosting the first regular season games played outside North America.
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In 1991, Dave Checketts became president of the New York Knicks.
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Dave Checketts is responsible for founding the New York Liberty in 1997 as one of the original Women's National Basketball Association franchises.
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In 2001, Dave Checketts founded SCP Worldwide, a sports consulting and investment entity.
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Under SCP Worldwide, Dave Checketts founded the Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake in 2005; Dave Checketts is credited with building Rio Tinto Stadium and establishing it as the home of the club.
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Dave Checketts is the managing partner of Dave Checketts Partners Investment Management, a private equity firm he founded in 2011.
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From 2011 to 2015, Dave Checketts was Chairman and CEO of Legends Hospitality, establishing the hospitality, merchandising and premium ticketing services provider as one of the industry's standard-bearers.
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Dave Checketts secured contracts with venues such as Angel Stadium, Levi's Stadium, and Manchester City FC's Etihad Stadium to build onto the core Yankees and ATT stadiums.
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Dave Checketts was an original founding board member of JetBlue Airways and held this role until 2018.
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In 2021, Dave Checketts was named Director of Burnley Football Club.
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In 2022, Dave Checketts was named to the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.
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Dave Checketts is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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In 2007, Dave Checketts was called as president of the church's Yorktown New York Stake, succeeding Gary Crittenden.
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Dave Checketts was featured in the book The Mormon Way of Doing Business by Jeff Benedict.
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In July 2018, Dave Checketts began a three-year term of service as president of the LDS Church's England London Mission.
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Dave Checketts served as chairman of the Advisory Board of the Clinical Neurosciences Center at the University of Utah Hospital from 2010 to 2018.