Jeff Plush
Managing Director
Jeff Plush, a longtime executive for Kroenke Sports Enterprises, was promoted to the Rapids Managing Director position on January 23, 2006. His previous position within the organization was Senior Director of Marketing and Business Development for Kroenke Sports Enterprises, LLC, where he was charged with spearheading KSE’s strategic business initiatives.
In 2007, Plush oversaw the successful opening of the Rapids’ new home at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Since its inaugural year, Dick’s Sporting Goods Park has hosted over a million kids and adults from a variety of sports to its field complex and over half a million fans enjoying the stadium for Rapids games, highlighted by the only seven sellouts in Rapids history. Plush has been instrumental in bringing the 2007 MLS All-Star Game to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, along with numerous international matches and Colorado’s first-ever World Cup Qualifier to the stadium this past November.
Plush has played an integral role in the growth of KSE’s business, including the launch of the Altitude Sports & Entertainment network, as well as the acquisition and oversight of the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. Additionally, Plush was largely responsible for the successful bid and execution of 2005 NBA All-Star Game in Denver.
Plush, 43, has spent his entire career in and around the business of sports and entertainment. Prior to joining Kroenke Sports Enterprises, Plush was the Director of Corporate Development for International Management Group of Denver. From 1998 to 2001, Plush negotiated endorsement deals for a stable of world-class athletes, including Olympic gold medalists Michael Johnson, Picabo Street, Jonny Moseley and Dan O’Brien.
A native of Colorado Springs, CO, Plush is very active in the Denver community, serving on the board of directors of the Metro Denver Sports Commission, Denver Scores and Colorado Succeeds, as well as on an advisory board for The Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
He resides in Denver with his wife Heather and daughters Hannah and Emily.