David Portnoy

David Portnoy, nicknamed "El Presidente" or "El Pres", is an American businessman and founder of the satirical[1] online sports and men's lifestyle blog Barstool Sports.[2]

Early life

Portnoy grew up in Swampscott, Massachusetts and before attending the University of Michigan in 1995.[3][4] He graduated from the university with a degree in education.[4]

Portnoy attended Swampscott High School with ESPN's Todd McShay.[5]

Career

Following graduation in 1999, Portnoy moved to Boston and began working at Yankee Group. After four years, Portnoy left Yankee Group to begin what would eventually become Barstool Sports. The website's home city is Boston but features pages for other main cities across the country; NYC, Philly, Chicago, DMV, Iowa, and Barstool U (hub for college news across the country).[4] On January 7, 2016, Portnoy announced The Chernin Group had purchased a majority stake of Barstool Sports and the site would be moving its headquarters to New York City. Portnoy will continue to run the site and retain complete creative control over the content.[6]

Mayoral bid

In 2013, Portnoy launched an unsuccessful campaign to become the Mayor of Boston following the retirement of longtime mayor Thomas Menino. After raising over $16,000 in campaign contributions, he failed to submit enough nominating signatures to qualify for the election.[7][8][9]

Personal life

Portnoy is married to Renee Portnoy.[10] On May 12, 2015, Portnoy was arrested by New York City Police officers after he and three Barstool Sports employees handcuffed one another on the floor of NFL headquarters. The protest was a reaction to "Deflategate."[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Running Strong: How Barstool Sports helped bombing victim". Comcast SportsNet New England. April 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ "'Barstool Blackout' party organizer: Not our fault if you get drunk and pass out". NBC News. 7 March 2012.
  3. ↑ The New Student Record. UM Libraries, 1995.
  4. 1 2 3 Downey, Amy J. (December 2010). "David Portnoy profile: Is this really Boston’s next media mogul?". Boston Magazine (Metrocorp, Inc.).
  5. ↑ "Swampscott High Class of '95 members cooking up success". Itemlive.com. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  6. ↑ "The Chernin Group Is Taking a Majority Stake In Controversial Website Barstool Sports". Re/code. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  7. ↑ Schwarz, Jason (16 May 2013). "Jacobs rep: Jeremy Jacobs did not donate $5,000 to David Portnoy". Boston Daily (Metrocorp, Inc.). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  8. ↑ Lowery, Wesley; Ryan, Andrew (14 June 2013). "Boston to face crowded ballot". The Boston Globe (John W. Henry). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Ryan, Andrew (11 June 2013). "Income of Boston mayoral hopefuls varies". The Boston Globe (John W. Henry). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Dumcius, Gintautas (23 May 2013). "Lower Mills-based Barstool founder: ‘Dead serious’ about mayoral bid". Dorchester Reporter (Boston Neighborhood News, Inc.).
  11. ↑ DeCosta-Klipa, Nik (May 12, 2015). "Barstool Sports employees arrested during sit-in at NFL offices". Boston.com (The Boston Globe). Retrieved May 13, 2015.


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