Dan Ventrelle

Ventrelle, a native of Chicago, Illinois, attended the University of Notre Dame and the University of Michigan Law School.

Prior to joining the Raiders full-time, Ventrelle served as outside counsel to the club at Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin in San Francisco, California.

In 2003, Ventrelle joined the then Oakland Raiders. He rose through the ranks and became an executive vice president and general counsel. Along with owner Mark Davis and then-Raiders president Marc Badain, Ventrelle played a key role in the Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas and the building of a new stadium.^[1]

On July 19, 2021, Ventrelle was named the interim president of the Las Vegas Raiders following the resignation of Marc Badain on the same day.^[2]

Following the conclusion of the 2021 season, Ventrelle remained in the role of interim president. Ventrelle worked to embed the Raiders organization in the Las Vegas community, championing issues such as the Raiders’ vaccine verification project and bringing the high school state championship football games to Allegiant Stadium.^[3] In May 2022, the Raiders announced that Ventrelle was no longer with the organization.^[4]

On September 8, 2022, Ventrelle was appointed executive vice president of talent for WWE.^[5] On April 11, 2024, Ventrelle was removed as executive vice president of talent for WWE.^[6]