As Senior Vice President of Strategic Growth, Steve Lyons leads enterprise-wide growth initiatives across the SF Network, focusing on scalable, data-driven revenue programs that strengthen performance for SFC’s portfolio of managed venues.
He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer for Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew, where he led a full-scale rebuild of business operations, secured more than $200 million in contractually obligated income, and helped open two state-of-the-art facilities, and also oversaw facilities and real estate strategy for 3STEP Sports, managing a national portfolio with more than $50 million in impact to the company’s P&L.
Over his career, Lyons has helped structure more than $1 billion in public-private investment for community and economic development projects and holds a Juris Doctor and Certificate in Dispute Resolution from Capital University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communications from Elon University.