Jon Palumbo Named Executive Deputy Athletics Director and Deputy CEO of Champions Blue

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky Athletics Director and Champions Blue CEO J Batt announced today that Jon Palumbo has been named Executive Deputy Athletics Director and Deputy CEO of Champions Blue, LLC. A nationally respected sports business leader, Palumbo brings more than two decades of experience across Division I athletics to Lexington, including track records in revenue generation, capital projects, sport oversight, fan engagement and organizational leadership. Palumbo currently serves as CEO of Spartan Ventures at Michigan State. As CEO of Spartan Ventures, an organization with a similar mission to Kentucky’s Champions Blue, Palumbo has led efforts to expand student-athlete NIL…