The Epic Risk Management Pro Sport Advisory Board (PSAB) has added Rachael Jankowsky, Dr Meg Popovic and Mike Riley as new members. The board expanded its team to 10 members with this recent addition.
All three appointees have backgrounds in the professional sports arena.
Epic Risk Management Director of Sports Partnerships Ben McGregor took a moment to officially welcome Jankowsky, Popovic and Riley to the board.
He commented: “We are hugely grateful to all the members of the Pro Sport Advisory Board for the time, expertise and knowledge they impart to ensure that the Board continues its mission of safeguarding professional sports and esports stars from the risk of gaming and gambling harm.”
Jankowsky currently serves as head of player care and well-being at MLS franchise Chicago Fire and is a clinical psychotherapist.
She commented on joining the board by saying: “The approach that Epic has taken around problem gambling in the sports world is unprecedented in its relevance, thoroughness, and professional character.
“I’m glad to participate in the Pro Sport Advisory Board as we work to further these initiatives and increase the depth and breadth of the impact that Epic can have in the lives of pro athletes.”
Popovic Co-Founded NextPlayU and currently leads the former pro athlete organization as its Chief Learning Officer.
She commended Epic's efforts to support professional athletes by saying: “I believe that Epic has stepped into the global sporting stage to solve one of the greatest, silent, complex challenges within professional sport and doing so with an innovative, fearless team approach that shift the way coaches, clubs, and industry act and collaborate.”
Riley is the Managing Director of Professional Game Match Officials Limited and aids English pro organizations to officiate with integrity, a component he said is essential for his new role on the board.
