Scott Gwartz

Vice President
New Partnerships
UCLA x Rose Bowl Properties

Leading the sponsorship outreach efforts for UCLA Athletics and the Rose Bowl, Scott is tasked with driving new domestic and international marketing partnerships for both iconic properties.

Scott has over 20 years of extensive experience spearheading integrated, comprehensive, sports marketing partnership projects from start to finish.  In total he has managed over $110 million in corporate sponsorship campaigns and activation initiatives.  Throughout his professional experiences he has blazed a trail of success in corporate development and sponsorships.  Before joining JMI Sports, Scott served as the Executive Director of Corporate Partnerships for the Los Angeles Lakers.  He has also held positions with other LA based professional teams, including the LA Clippers and Los Angeles Dodgers.  The JMI Sports position brings Scott back to the college multi-media rights landscape whether he spent seven years in the space, from 2010-17, driving partnerships for both UCLA Athletics and then USC Sports Properties.

Scott grew up in Orange County and spent six years working for Billie Jean King’s World Team Tennis franchise in Newport Beach.  He graduated from New York University with a major in Sports Management in 2003.  Scott currently resides in Brentwood (Los Angeles) and is married with three kids – nine-year-old twins and a twelve-year-old.