Jac was born in NewOrleans, LA, and graduated from the University of Virginia, both from theCollege of Arts and Sciences (B.A with Distinction, 1971) and the Schoolof Law (J.D., 1975). law firm ofHogan & Hartson.While as a lawyer, and now at Grit Rock Ventures, Sperling has dealtextensively with the legal, finance and marketing aspects of theacquisition, relocation and expansion of professional sports franchises,and the construction and financing of sports and entertainment venuesthroughout the United States.He is an avid skier, golfer and fly fisherman. He also has servedas Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the Capital City Partnership,and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber ofCommerce.Prior to accepting his position with Minnesota Sports & Entertainment, Jacwas a partner in the Denver office of the Washington D.C. In 2003 and 2004, the Wild was recognized as one of thetop businesses in professional sports: ranked as #1 for stadiumexperience and #2 for fan relationships in an ESPN survey of all 123sports franchises, the Prism Award by the Sports Business Daily as the"Best-Managed Team in Professional Sports," and the "Fan Friendliest NHLTeam" by the NHL Fans' Quality Awards.Jac Sperling was named a recipient of the 2002 Service to Humanity Awardby the United Hospital Foundation in the Twin Cities.

The success of the Wild is underscored by the factthat the Wild had sold out every home game in franchise history held attheir home arena. MarcusMorton, President and CEO of NiFTy welcomed Sperling onto the Board,saying, "Jac will make an excellent addition to NiFTy's stellar Board ofAdvisors that already includes such notable individuals as music industrylegend Clarence Avant (former Chairman of Motown Records) and Writer /Producer / Director Bill McDonald (co-creator of HBO's series 'Rome')."Jac Sperling was named the Minneapolis Star Tribune Sportsman of the Yearin 2000 for his vision, leadership and dedication to the Wild and sportsin the Twin Cities. Both AEG (oneof the largest live entertainment companies in the world) and Mark BurnettProductions (producer of "Survivor," "Contender," "Apprentice" and "AreYou Smarter than a 5th Grader?") are also partners in "Toughest Cowboy."As a member of NiFTy's Board, Sperling will tap his years of experience inthe sports marketing world to provide NiFTy with strategic advice. Grit Rock is a partner inthe entity that owns the media and marketing rights to the "ToughestCowboy" nationally televised series (last year on Spike TV). He is one ofthe team's Alternate Governors at the NHL's Board of Governors' meetings.Jac served as co-General Partner of MSE from 1997-2008, CEO from 1997until 2004, and Vice Chairman from 2004 until the present.In 2004, he founded Grit Rock Ventures, LLC, an investment company focusedon sports, media and entertainment businesses. Sperling is Vice Chairman ofthe Minnesota Wild Hockey Team of the National Hockey League (NHL), andits parent company, Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE).

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