Tracey Lesetar – Smith is a longtime senior sports, entertainment, and government affairs executive with over 20 years of experience . She is former General Counsel and Senior Vice President of NASCAR, having overseen the long – established league through its historic $4 billion merger , culminating in the addition of 12 massive racetracks and superspeedways to the league portfolio that already included 8 racing series on 3 continents . Ms. Lesetar – Smith oversaw all legal strategy and operations for the merged company and over 50 corporate subsidiaries through out the COVID – 19 pandemic and was part of the core senior leadership team driving groundbreaking gains in diversity , equity, and inclusion . During her years at NASCAR, she also helmed the Government Affairs team , which was responsible for shepherding NASCAR’s crucial relationships with public officials at the local, state, and federal levels in all areas where NASCAR holds races and was a critical part of returning NASCAR to racing during the global pandemic. Ms. Lesetar – Smith also restructured and served as Chairwoman of NASCAR’s longstanding corporate PAC.

Prior to NASCAR, Ms. Lesetar – Smith was General Counsel and Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs for Bellator MMA, a Viacom CBS property , where s he served as the primary business and legal affairs executive for all combat sports programming and events. Lesetar – Smith was the first and only woman to ever serve as General Counsel for a Mixed Martial Arts promoter in the history of the sport and oversaw the league through its critical growth phase and global expansion into nine countries . She also played a key role in bringing high – profile professional mixed martial arts events back to the State of Hawaii.

In addition, Ms. Lesetar – Smith serves on the Board of Directors of United Planet, a leading global nonprofit dedicated to creating global volunteerism programs in over 40 countries , as well as the California Lawyers Foundation . She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Sport and Event Management Program at Chaminade University of Honolulu and serves as a frequent guest lecturer at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School a s well as the University of Hawai ’ i Law School.

Mrs. Lesetar – Smith received her BA degree in political science, with honors, from Duke University, and her JD degree from The George Washington University Law School . She currently lives with her husband and 2 children in Kaneohe, Hawaii.