Attending Guest Profiles
Doug Carnahan
Title
VP of Partnerships
Company
Chicago Bears
Channel/Region
Greater Chicago Region
Tournament Day
Tuesday
doug.carnahan@bears.nfl.net
https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-carnahan-67ba4b1/
Company Description
NFL franchise; professional football club competing in the NFC North.
Industry
Sports / Spectator Sports
HQ Location
Lake Forest, IL
# of Sites
Numerous commercial and residential sites and new Chicago Bears stadium development (expected $7B stadium project). There is also current oppty with Halas Hall HQ and the upcoming Bears training camps and Soldier Field needs. Bears are interested in partnership for the “bridge” period between now and new stadium opening as well.
Revenue
$629M (2024 season)
Current Solutions & Services
Dedicated and Broadband Internet, Video, WiFi, Cybersecurity
Current Opportunities
Chicago Bears are upgrading their HQ, Training Camp, Soldier Field, and Wacker Drive Office solutions where necessary. We are also engaged with the Bears on the new forthcoming stadium development project. Stadium development is an approx. $7B project with numerous commercial and residential spaces. Comcast will be bidding on access and market-share.
Small Talk Topics
Previously worked with Detroit Pistons (Palace Group), San Diego Chargers, and San Francisco Giants in Sports Sponsor/Partnerships roles. Univ of San Franciso Masters and undergrad from Illinois State Univ. Resides in Riverside, IL (near west burbs to Chicago). Members of Economic Club of Chicago and Board Member of Chicago Sports Commission. I was introduced to Doug Carnahan and his team originally via Justin Stahl (previous CIO of Chicago Bears and is now CTO of United Center).
Share of Wallet Monthly Recurring Charges $
Initial $50K+ of CB oppty. Large play in Resi as well. Stadium, commercial and resi development with full entertainment district. Bears are interested in touring The Battery in Atlanta to see how we designed and partnered with the Braves.
Host Alignment
Mike Louden
Sales Rep
Lucas_Potter@cable.comcast.com
Sales Director
Kevin_Leurck@cable.comcast.com
On-Site Updates
Submitted on April 6, 2026 at 1:33 pm by Joshua Apodaca-Muehlenweg
Met Doug at the airport. He spoke about the new stadium initiative and the fact that IN seems to be moving faster to accommodate than IL.