Born in Dallas, Texas, Michael Johnson is a Hall of Fame track and field star, universally recognized as one of the greatest sprinters of all time. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships across his career, and held world and Olympic records in both the 200m and 400m races. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Johnson became the first and only male athlete to win the Gold medal in both the 200m and 400m at the same Olympics. Since retiring from active competition, Johnson has become a serial entrepreneur and investor, as well as highly sought after performance mindset speaker and an award winning television commentator. Johnson has been a pundit for the BBC’s coverage of every Olympics Games since Athens 2004, and remains a key voice on, and advocate for the sport. Johnson was inducted into the United States Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2004.

Steve is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Grand Slam Track, the new global pro track league by legendary sprinter Michael Johnson. He is a former officer in the United States Marine Corps who went on to coach in the National Football League, invest in sport businesses, run multiple companies, and teach at top universities. He has worked with several world-class organizations, such as FC Barcelona, Los Angeles Dodgers, WWE, IMG Academy, TeamSky Cycling, Collingwood FC, Army Special Forces, and the US Marine Corps. Prior to Grand Slam Track Steve was the co-founder of BreakAway Data and Gains Group. He resides in Playa Del Rey, California with his family.

Ahmad Nassar is the founder and CEO of Winners Alliance, as well as the Executive Director of the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA). Ahmad spent his career advocating for athletes and helping them maximize their value on and off the playing surface. Prior to founding Winners Alliance and joining the PTPA in 2022, Ahmad was the founder and CEO of OneTeam Partners, a multi-billion dollar group licensing, marketing, and media powerhouse representing the commercial rights of thousands of women's and men's athletes across multiple sports. Before that, Ahmad spent over a decade at the NFLPA, helping grow their licensing and marketing business into one of the largest for-profit licensors in all of sports. Ahmad graduated from the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago Law School.

Entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a leading global investment firm focused exclusively on investing in enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses. Founded in 2000, Vista has over $100 billion in assets under management with a portfolio of over 85 companies.

Mr. Smith is deeply committed to providing access to opportunities for all communities. He was the first Black American to sign the Giving Pledge, a commitment to contribute the majority of his wealth to philanthropic causes. In 2019, Mr. Smith eliminated the student debt of the entire graduating class of Morehouse College and the debt held by their parents on their behalf, and later founded Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) to provide student-centric resources and alleviate the burden of student debt for qualifying STEM students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs).

Mr. Smith is also the founding director and President of Fund II Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting the Black American experience, is Chairman of Carnegie Hall and co-leads Southern Communities Initiative (SCI), a catalytic program that is dedicated to advancing racial equity in six Southern U.S. communities that are home to more than 50% of Black Americans. Mr. Smith is also an alumnus of Cornell University and Columbia Business School. In 2017, Smith was named by Forbes as one of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds.

Eric Winston is the President of Winner's Alliance, a role he has held since 2023. In his short time as President of Winner's Alliance, Mr. Winston has led significant growth in the company through the acquisition of rights holders and innovative commercial partnerships. Mr. Winston is a twelve year veteran of the National Football League ("NFL"). Mr. Winston served as President of the National Football League Players Association ("NFLPA") from 2014 to 2020 where he was responsible for all collective bargaining with NFL Management. Most recently, Mr. Winston served as Chief Licensing Officer and Head of Partner Development & College for OneTeam Partners where he led OneTeam's consumer products licensing, partner development, and college divisions. Mr. Winston is an alumnus of the Wharton School of Business and the University of Miami.