Stacie Stern Fantasy Sports Pioneer

By Emil Kadlec
Emil Kadlec

Stacie Stern is the Manager, Government Affairs for FanDuel Group, and Executive Vice President for the FSGA. In these dynamic roles, Stacie travels to various state capitals to meet with lawmakers about reasonable sports betting and fantasy sports legislation and regulation. Over the past three years in her role, Stacie has visited 15 states representing both FanDuel Group and the fantasy sports and sports betting industries at large. Under Stacie's guidance, FanDuel Group has been pivotal in the passing of 22 laws across fantasy sports and sports betting in about a dozen states.

Before joining FanDuel in 2016, Stacie spent 15 years at Head2Head Sports where she held multiple roles. She joined Head2Head Sports as Marketing Director and established and maintained relationships with national print and digital media partners as their exclusive fantasy sports channel. She also directed "The Draft" - Head2Head's Live Event division working with radio and media partners across the country from 2003-2016. From 2007 to 2010, Stacie managed the partnership with Turner Sports where Head2Head planned, designed, and implemented fully customized games for PGA TOUR, NASCAR, and PGA of America.

Stacie holds unique experience at the intersection of government affairs and sports-tech entertainment, making her a natural fit for the FSGA and its member companies in a leadership role on the Board of Directors. She truly understands the ever-changing fantasy sports and sports betting industries, and the importance of continuing to monitor fantasy sports regulation while working for sensible legal sports betting legislation across the country.

Stacie is passionate, energized, and optimistic about the path for the FSGA and what lies ahead for innovation in gaming and sports entertainment.

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3/30/2020