David Nugent

David Nugent is cofounder and CEO of Next League, a technology advisory and solutions provider that exclusively services the sports industry. Next League is the fifth tech startup that Nugent has founded or cofounded over three decades of successfully launching, growing, and running new businesses.

Nugent’s previous book, Zero Sales: Generating Services Revenue Without Selling, is based on his experience working in and managing commercial organizations. Throughout his career, he’s helped generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue working with sports organizations.

Nugent is a regular on the thought leadership circuit, having spoken at many Sports Business Journal conferences and Leaders Sport Business summits, among others. He has conducted one-on-one conference interviews with some of the world’s top executives, including Meredith Kopit Levien (CEO, New York Times), Anthony Noto (CEO, SoFi), Dan Beckerman (CEO, AEG), and many others.

Nugent has a bachelor of arts degree in English from Ithaca (NY) College; is an avid writer, illustrator, woodworker, and fisherman; and trades time between New York City and the east end of Long Island with his wife and three children.