Zane Stoddard '92

For 22 years Zane Stoddard has been at the nexus of sports and entertainment.  Prior to his current role as Vice President of Entertainment Marketing & Content Development at NASCAR, managing NASCAR’s Los Angeles office, Stoddard was responsible for launching the NBA’s LA office and Entertainment Marketing unit in 1996, which he managed for 9 years.

Stoddard’s career began with the Los Angeles Clippers in sponsorship, and along with the NBA league office role, has included positions at NIKE and as partner and CEO of a record company start-up signed to major label Interscope/Geffen Records.

Stoddard currently serves on the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Sports Council, alongside Cal Ripken, Jr., Deion Sanders, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Tony Hawk.  He’s been quoted in USA Today, People magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Sports Business Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Variety, ESPN The Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, on Fox Sports and ESPN, and has served on executive panels from the Sports Business Journal Motorsports Marketing Forum, to the CSE Sports Marketing Symposium and the Variety Sports & Entertainment Summit.

Brother Stoddard graduated from Arizona with a degree in Journalism with an English minor in 1992. While at Arizona Beta he served as Rush Chairman twice.

Zane and his wife Mylin have one daughter Coco (2).

Zane says, “Sig Ep gave me the opportunity to build the deepest relationships I’ve had in my life. It was also the single biggest growth experience of my life, from social to business skills. I’m incredibly grateful for my experience at Sig Ep.”