Editor's Note: Next Thursday, Global Golf Post will unveil the inaugural class of GGP Futures, an initiative intended to celebrate the golf industry's emerging leaders. In partnership with the National Golf Foundation, GGP Futures will recognize new LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler as its Rising Executive of the Year. Today's GGPBiz previews the initiative with a profile of Kessler, highlighting his achievements as a golf executive, published author and devoted father.
Women’s sports have never been bigger. Oft-maligned and long relegated for all the wrong reasons, female athletes are finally getting some of the spotlight they deserve. Amid this surge, professional leagues have come to recognize the importance of visionary leaders who understand what makes their sport tick. For the LPGA, this has meant turning to Craig Kessler.
A Harvard MBA graduate and veteran executive, Kessler started in July as the newest commissioner at the helm of perhaps the foremost association in women’s sports. Through organizational change and external outr...