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Kevin Warren End 41423

Former Commissioner · The Big Ten Conference INC

Former Commissioner at The Big Ten Conference INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$6.8M

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Reported as Former Commissioner of The Big Ten Conference INC, based in Rosemont, IL.
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Received $6.8M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Kevin Warren was the Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference from 2020 to 2023, overseeing historic conference expansion to 16 schools and negotiating a $7 billion media rights deal over seven years. The first African-American leader of the Big Ten and any Power Five conference, he is an attorney and sports executive who now serves as President and CEO of the Chicago Bears.

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2020–2023 (Commissioner)

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Organizations

The Big Ten Conference INC Former Commissioner · $928.1M revenue · Rosemont, ILSEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$6.8Mreported comp

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

A
Commissioner · FY2024
$4.5M
J
Former Commissioner · FY2022
$3.0M
K
Commissioner (until 4/16/23) · FY2022
$2.9M
T
Commissioner · FY2023
$2.6M
K
Chief Operating Officer · FY2024
$627K
B
Former COO · FY2020
$587K
A
General Counsel · FY2024
$521K
D
Deputy Commissioner · FY2022
$518K
B
COO (until 4/30/20) · FY2019
$509K
L
CFO/Treasurer (end 3/21/25) · FY2024
$418K
D
Deputy Commissioner · FY2024
$402K
N
Chief Information Officer · FY2023
$388K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org