George Barrios

I grew up in a rent-controlled apartment in Flushing, Queens. First-generation Cuban American. Lost my father at nine. Nearly flunked out of high school. None of that was an excuse. It was fuel. I spent my career at the intersection of sports, media, and technology. HBO. Time Warner. The New York Times Company. Then WWE, where I served as Co-President and Board Member for over a decade. When I joined, the stock was around $15. When I left, it had hit $100. We built one of the biggest sports brands on social media, launched a direct-to-consumer business before anyone else in sports did it, and