Speaker Profile

Marie Donoghue is the Chief Business & Growth Officer on the executive leadership team at DraftKings. Donoghue joined DraftKings in January 2024 to drive corporate innovation and expansion, focusing on discovering new, sustainable growth opportunities that align with DraftKings’ commitment to excellence in product and customer experience. In this role, she leads corporate development, commercial partnerships and international.

An established leader in the sports industry, Marie has received numerous honors in recognition of her achievements, including AdWeek’s “Most Powerful Women in Sports”, Sports Business Journals’ “Most Influential People in Sports”, and The Hollywood Reporter’s “Power 100 Women in Entertainment”.

Prior to DraftKings, Donoghue served as Vice President of Amazon’s U.S. Sports Content & Partnerships, where she spearheaded the acquisition and production of Prime Video’s Emmy Award-winning offering of Thursday Night Football. Before Amazon, she was Executive Vice President of Global Business & Content Strategy at ESPN, where she managed business affairs, business development, partnerships, ESPN Films and the creation of several award-winning digital properties.