1. Jeffrey Berding was born on February 8,1967 and is an American sports executive and politician.
15 Facts About Jeff Berding
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Jeff Berding serves as co-chief executive officer of FC Cincinnati, a professional soccer team he co-founded in 2015.
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Jeff Berding is a Democratic politician, having served on the Cincinnati City Council from 2005 to 2011.
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Jeff Berding grew up in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, with nine siblings.
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Jeff Berding became interested in sports at an early age and played basketball, baseball, and soccer in school.
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Jeff Berding graduated from St Xavier High School in Cincinnati in 1985 and attended Miami University.
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Jeff Berding was an executive with the Cincinnati Bengals for 19 years, starting in 1996 after working on a sales tax initiative that would fund construction of Paul Brown Stadium and Great American Ball Park.
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In October 2017, Jeff Berding spoke at a Hamilton County Commissioners public hearing on major projects to advocate for public funding to build a new stadium for FC Cincinnati to play in, should the club's bid to join Major League Soccer as an expansion team succeed.
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Jeff Berding retained his positions as president and general manager through the transition from USL to MLS.
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Jeff Berding said Nijkamp was hired for his lifelong soccer expertise which Jeff Berding lacked.
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Jeff Berding remained the club's president and shifted his work focus to the business and branding side of the club.
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Jeff Berding was elected to a two-year term on the Cincinnati City Council in 2005 in his first campaign for political office.
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Jeff Berding previously worked for Senator John Glenn and on other political campaigns.
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Jeff Berding served as Chair of the Rules and Government Operations Committee, Vice-chair of the Finance Committee, and was a member of the Law and Public Safety Committee and the Economic Development Committee.
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In January 2011, Jeff Berding announced that he would soon resign from his council position, citing a desire to focus on his position with the Cincinnati Bengals.