Sophie Goldschmidt is a British global business executive who is currently[as of?] the president and CEO of U.S. Ski & Snowboard,[1] the national governing body for Olympic and Paralympic skiing and snowboarding in the United States. Prior to U.S. Ski & Snowboard, Goldschmidt was on the advisory board for the World Surf League (WSL), after stepping down from her position as chief executive officer in February 2020.[2] Goldschmidt was included on the 2018 Forbes list of the "Most Powerful Women In International Sport,"[3][4] after overseeing various groundbreaking partnerships, including an exclusive digital broadcasting rights deal for the WSL with Facebook worth over $30 million over two years.[5] Goldschmidt also currently[as of?] advises various companies in the sport, media, technology, health and fitness sectors.
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- ^ "Sophie Goldschmidt Steps Down as CEO of WSL". Surfer magazine. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ Hodgetts, Rob. "Meet the British woman taking surfing into the future". CNN. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ "No. 15: Sophie Goldschmidt". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ Badenhausen, Kurt. "Facebook And World Surf League Announce Exclusive Partnership". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-12-03.