Jessica Berman, in full, Jessica C. Berman is a New NWSL Commissioner, former NHL and National Lacrosse League (NLL) executive. Berman replaced Lisa Baird, who resigned last year in October 2021 over the scandal surrounding sex allegations against one of the league’s coaches. Berman’s appointment was announced on March 9, 2022 (Wednesday). She will resume her four-year term on April 20, 2022.
Early life
Jessica Berman has lived in her mid-40s and was raised in Brooklyn, New York, where she lived her entire life into adulthood. She attended Fordham University School of Law, where she received her JD degree and also held her other responsibilities, including Editor-in-Chief of the Fordham Sports Law Forum and Associate Editor of the Urban Law Journal. Before that, she went to the University of Michigan, where she received her BS in Sports Management in 1996.
She was recognized by the University of Michigan in 2009 for her achievement category. Outside of her NHL and NLL career, Jessica is an avid runner and has competed in various marathons and Tough Mudders. She now resides in Westchester where she is raising two dogs and two sons who enjoy playing hockey, soccer and lacrosse.
Jessica Berman career
Jessica has served as Deputy Commissioner and Executive Vice President of Business Affairs at NLL, where her work involved providing strategic direction for NLL’s growth initiatives and legal affairs. Her responsibilities include Berman having held positions in overseas recruitment, team services, community service, league leadership and lacrosse operations. Back in 2019, she was hired as an assistant commissioner of the men’s professional sports league, where she filled the position as first lady.
Prior to these positions, Berman served as vice president of the NHL Foundation. Despite this, she also worked at the community development, culture and growth level at the National Hockey League, where her work involved taking responsibility for social goals, initiatives, policies and programs in the area of league, NHL, club, hockey Community General and NHL Business Partners. She worked to improve inclusivity, accessibility and creating a community friendly environment as a whole. Her work was to break down the barriers to the game of hockey, with a focus on the skills and positive values learned through the sport.
Ms. Berman has also served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for the NHL. Prior to her involvement in the NHL, Jessica was an associate in the labor and employment department of Proskauer Rose LLP. In the company, she should conduct collective bargaining, mediation, litigation and arbitration. Meanwhile, while at Proskauer Rose, Jessica also worked on certain other additional assignments, including domestic violence, sexual assault, and military service.
Jessica has remained a part of the faculty and associated body where she has spoken on the job league, operations and enterprise, social impact, diversity and inclusion, labor law, immigration law in sports and other groundbreaking areas of the sports industry. She remained an active candidate for the University of Michigan, where she served on the alumni board of the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology.
Jessica Berman biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Jessica Berman |
| Date of birth | 1980s |
| Age (as of 2022) | 42 Years |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn, NYC, USA |
| nationality | American |
| profession | Assistant Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League |
| religion | Christianity |
| sun sign | – |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 5′ 6” – in centimeters – 168 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 58kg – in pounds – 127 pounds |
| shoe size | 7 (USA) |
| hair colour | Brown |
| eye color | Brown |
| body type | Average |
Jessica Berman Family | |
| Father | – |
| mother | – |
| sister | – |
| Brothers | – |
Qualification/Education | |
| school | – |
| University | Fordham University Law School |
relationship status | |
| Marital status | Married |
| Who is her husband? | Brad Berman |
| children | Two |
Personal life
She is currently living her life with her husband Brad Berman. Jessica Berman has not disclosed her private life to the media. She has always appeared in public as a single woman and has never been seen in a romantic relationship with anyone. However, according to her bio on NLL’s website, it has been reported that she lives in Westchester with her two sons who have developed interests in sports, soccer and lacrosse.
Jessica Berman net worth
It is certain that Jessica earned a lot because of her only career in NHL and NLL. She has held various high-profile positions and dedicated her 13-year life to the National Hockey League (NHL). For now, we assume her net worth is around $5 million, which is enough to allow Jessica to live a life of luxury.
Facts About Jessica Berman
- Jessica has dedicated her 13-year life to the National Hockey League and now fulfills her positions at NLL.
- Jessica was elected to the Board of Directors of the Sports Lawyers Association in 2012.
- In 2014, she had the honor of being recognized with the Sports Business Journal’s 40 under 40 award.
- Later in 2015, she received the honor of the Burke Award, which is considered the highest award bestowed by the Board of Directors of the Burke Medical Research Institute and Burke Rehabilitation Hospital.
- In 2020, Jessica was named one of the founding advisory board members of the Pro Sports Assembly, where her responsibilities involved promoting diversity and inclusion of professional sports and practices in the sports industry.