Rich Lisk has over 25 years in the sports marketing industry and is recognized as an industry leader in the lacrosse market in the U.S.
Rich has generated millions of dollars in revenue, repeatedly shown creativity, while being fiscally responsible and raising brand identity for a number of sports teams and ventures.
Throughout his lacrosse tenure, Rich handled the business operations of the Philadelphia Wings franchise, oversaw the move from Philadelphia to Mohegan Sun for the launch of the New England Black Wolves, and most recently is responsible for the resurgence of the New York Riptide as the executive vice president of GF Sports and general manager of the New York Riptide.
Rich currently serves as the chair of the National Lacrosse League’s Marketing, Broadcasting, and Partnership Committee; he serves on the Competition Committee, the Player Relation Committee, Broadcast Strategy Committee as well as on the Board of Governors.
In 2022, Rich was the runner-up for executive of the year; runner up for both the executive of the year and the general manager of the Year in 2019; and in 2016, served as IL Indoor general manager of the year.
In addition to recognition from the lacrosse community, Rich has received numerous awards outside of lacrosse including the prestigious 40 Under 40 award by the Philadelphia Business Journal; the Distinguished American Award from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, the highest offered by the National Football Foundation to a select few for exhibiting superior qualities of scholarship, citizenship and leadership; a national Telly Award for outstanding local, regional, and cable television, commercials, programs and segments, as Executive Producer in a joint project with ESPN; and the East Coast Hockey League Marketing Executive of the Year.
Rich is a graduate of Rutgers University. He is married with three children and enjoys speaking to area schools and colleges on issues of sports marketing, the business of sports, and mental/physical well-being.
