Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris continues to remake the franchise he purchased in July. Harris’ first hire occurred in October when he hired Eugene Shen as Washington’s new senior vice president of football strategy.
Harris made his most significant hire in January, naming Adam Peters as the new general manager. From there, Harris and Peters hired Dan Quinn as head coach.
Now, Harris is making moves on the business side. After FedEx announced it was backing out of the final two years of its naming-rights partnership with the Commanders, it left the former FedEx Field without a sponsor.
On Monday, Washington announced the hiring of Jim Rushton as the new chief partnerships officer. Rushton comes from the Los Angeles Chargers and will help in Washington’s search for a new stadium naming-rights partner. Rushton will oversee all aspects of sponsorship and help shape the franchise’s revenue generation strategy.
“Jim is a dynamic sports and entertainment sales and marketing leader with a unique ability to combine vision, strategy, and execution to deliver quantifiable revenue growth,” team president Jason Wright said.
“He brings both creative and analytical skills to his work and is an inclusive leader who will be able to make an immediate impact in this role.”
Rushton will report directly to Wright.