Post by soccerloafer on Feb 6, 2020 22:38:36 GMT -5
From WSJ - can't link, behind pay wall. Some highlights:
Jay Berhalter, a longtime executive at the U.S. Soccer Federation, is leaving the organization after he was dropped as a candidate for the CEO position.
Berhalter, the federation’s chief commercial and strategy officer, will leave at the end of the month after a nearly 15-year career at U.S. Soccer. He has been praised for helping to improve the federation’s financial health and turn it into a fast-growing organization with an annual budget of more than $100 million.
In recent years, Berhalter’s tenure was marked by controversy. U.S. Soccer employees said he contributed to a “toxic” environment at the federation’s Chicago headquarters, with long hours and low pay, according to reviews on a job-networking site. A consultant surveyed federation employees in the wake of the controversy, and U.S. Soccer leaders pledged to improve communication and transparency. In December, Cordeiro called the reviews “a good wake-up call.”
The December 2018 hiring of Berhalter’s brother, Gregg Berhalter, as U.S. men’s national team coach spurred charges of nepotism from fans already frustrated by the squad’s shocking failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
Jay Berhalter, a longtime executive at the U.S. Soccer Federation, is leaving the organization after he was dropped as a candidate for the CEO position.
Berhalter, the federation’s chief commercial and strategy officer, will leave at the end of the month after a nearly 15-year career at U.S. Soccer. He has been praised for helping to improve the federation’s financial health and turn it into a fast-growing organization with an annual budget of more than $100 million.
In recent years, Berhalter’s tenure was marked by controversy. U.S. Soccer employees said he contributed to a “toxic” environment at the federation’s Chicago headquarters, with long hours and low pay, according to reviews on a job-networking site. A consultant surveyed federation employees in the wake of the controversy, and U.S. Soccer leaders pledged to improve communication and transparency. In December, Cordeiro called the reviews “a good wake-up call.”
The December 2018 hiring of Berhalter’s brother, Gregg Berhalter, as U.S. men’s national team coach spurred charges of nepotism from fans already frustrated by the squad’s shocking failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
