PointsBet establishes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Denver-based online gaming operator PointsBet has announced the creation of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (DE&I) featuring three PointsBet employees and four independent, external senior advisors.
PointsBet has named former PGA TOUR pro and current sports broadcaster Notah Begay III (pictured), USA Track & Field CEO Max Siegel, sports industry executive Billie Streets and sports journalist Sarah Spain to the committee.
PointsBet created DE&I to ensure it hires and retains employees who represent the company’s diverse customer base. Committee members will work with PointsBet’s management team to follow diversity initiatives and ensure PointsBet recruits and retains a diverse and inclusive workforce.
“To be successful, it’s critical that 21st century businesses accurately reflect 21st century society,” said PointsBet USA CEO Johnny Aitken. “I’m so grateful to the members of our DE&I committee – especially our external advisors in Notah Begay III, Max Siegel, Billie Streets, and Sarah Spain, who have been willing to invest their own necessary time and energy to help us build a business that represents the world we live and operate in.”
Begay, a four-time PGA TOUR winner, remains the only full-blooded Native American to play on the TOUR. He currently serves as a golf analyst for NBC Sports and GOLF Channel.
“I am excited to play a part in a company that truly understands the unique and intrinsic values of sport while also recognizing its importance to and profound impact on community. Creating new opportunities and making a difference in the communities we serve will be the ultimate benchmark of the PointsBet DE&I team,” commented Begay. “I want to help PointsBet in their quest to be the best sportsbook around, and in doing so, am thrilled to be able to assist the business in the important practice of diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Siegel has led the USA Track & Field program since 2012. He previously led NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program.
Streets is a veteran executive at Madison Square Garden Company, where she oversees administrative, financial and operational activities in addition to MSG’s Events Group.
Spain is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning sports journalist who hosts a national radio show and regularly appears on ESPN.
PointsBet, originally founded in Australia, currently operates sportsbooks in six states.
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