Jeff Bail

Background

About Jeff Bail

Jeff Bail, born and raised in Brooklyn, NY is a 35-year veteran of the sports industry. Prior to joining Ball Corporation, his firm, JAB Global Consulting, LLC consulted for Ball Global Packaging Division, and had other client responsibilities for Miami-based beIN SPORTS, a global TV Sports Media Network, focusing on Partnerships for network sports properties WTA, MotoGP, Conf USA, La Liga, Ligue1, Boxing/MMA, Drone Racing (DR1) Jeff started his career with Clorox and worked in Brand Management for Nabisco, overseeing key consumer brands incl Grey Poupon (worked on renowned “Rolls Royce Campaign”), A.1 Steak Sauce, Del Monte, Hawaiian Punch, Nabisco. He has held management positions within sports marketing agencies WPP/IEG-ESP Properties, Van Wagner Sports Group, and Lifestyle Marketing Group. He was President of his own firm, S3, Inc. before merging within Interpublic. He has developed programs for such blue-chip companies as Nike, MasterPass, MetLife, Reckitt Benckiser, Mercedes, Carrier, Johnson Controls, Pepsico, Gatorade, Nicor Energy, First Midwest Bank, NordicTrack, Sara Lee, Pennzoil, Pepsico, J&J, BMW, Best Buy, Dominos, GMC Truck, Target, Foot Locker, Nestle, Unilever, AT & T, P&G, Wells Fargo, Banco Popular, Whirlpool, and grocery/mass merch retail chains. In his career, Jeff has consulted for the PGA, NFL, NHL, MLS, USOC/NGB’s, NCAA, MLB/NFL/NHL teams, marathons, NASCAR racetracks, and ESPN. He received his MBA from Northeastern, and his B.A. from Indiana University. Jeff is Co-Founder of the NU MSA Program (Master of Arts in Sports Admin; Northwestern) and has taught at NU as an Adjunct Professor of Sports Marketing since Jeff was honored at NU Football games in 2007/2015 as one of the most popular faculty on campus. Jeff’s interests include skiing, tennis, competitive pickleball, youth sports, and Chinese Wok cooking. He has written an Original Screenplay, “The Chicken Coop™”. He recently celebrated his 34th wedding anniversary, has two sons, two beautiful granddaughters, and loves his two dogs!