Mark Gress Jr.

As Vice President, Recruiting, Mark Gress Jr. brings more than a dozen years of experience in the sports industry. He initially joined Prodigy Sports in early 2015 as Director, Recruiting before being promoted in 2016. He previously served three years as Senior Executive Recruiter for Turnkey Sports & Entertainment where he successfully recruited and filled numerous positions within the Sports and Entertainment field, including key, senior roles with organizations in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, NCAA and Motorsports.

Gress’ previous sports experience also includes stints at the Philadelphia Eagles in the Premium Services Department during the transition from Veterans Stadium to Lincoln Financial Field and at the Drexel University Athletics Department where he focused on staffing, operations, recreation and club sports, and facilities.

Prior to joining Prodigy Sports in January 2015, Gress served as Interim Director of Career Education for Arcadia University in Glenside, PA where he developed and implemented all career-related strategic plans for the entire campus community. Among other successes at Arcadia, he boasts of creating the largest career fairs in the history of the university. Prior to that, he spent four years in Drexel University’s career center where he acted as the primary career counselor for all Sport Management students and alumni in one of the most highly-regarded Cooperative Education (Co-op) programs in the world. The students and alumni that he advised worked for many local, regional, and national organizations in professional and minor league sports, as well as collegiate athletics. For the last four years, he has also served as an Adjunct Professor for Drexel University’s Graduate Sport Management Program.

Gress graduated from Drexel University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management (cum laude) and Master of Science degree in Education with a concentration in Sport Management (summa cum laude).

Mark is on Twitter as @markgressjr.

Gress, his wife Kristine, and son Mark III reside in Philadelphia, PA.