Brandon Schneider

President & Chief Operating Officer, Golden State Warriors

As President & Chief Operating Officer, Brandon Schneider oversees all business-related operations for the Warriors, including Chase Center and Thrive City. As part of his leadership, the Warriors have elevated both the organization and the sports business industry to new heights. Valued at over $7.5 billion—the second most valuable professional sports team in the world—the Warriors have crafted a world-class fan experience at Chase Center and continue to lead the NBA in all major revenue metrics, including ticket sales, partnerships, viewership ratings and merchandise. Schneider was named to Sports Business Journal’s (SBJ) Power Players list in 2018 after being named to the publication’s Forty Under 40 list in 2017. These honors followed Schneider’s inclusion on Forty Under 40 lists by Diablo Magazine in 2015 and the San Francisco Business Times in 2016. The Warriors have captured four NBA Championships since Schneider joined the organization in 2002 and were named SBJ’s Franchise of the Decade across all professional sports teams at the conclusion of the most recent decade. A Bay Area native, Schneider graduated from UCLA in 2001 with a degree in business economics and an accounting minor.