Jeff Belskus
Former president and CEO of Hulman & Company and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Jeffrey "Jeff" Belskus is a sports executive who served as president and chief executive officer of Hulman & Company and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation. He was appointed to the Hulman & Company role on October 1, 2011, after leading the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for over two years.
Belskus remained in that position until Mark Miles was named CEO of Hulman & Company on December 17, 2012, and J. Douglas Boles was named president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 9, 2013. Prior to that, he served as EVP and chief financial officer for Hulman & Company and its subsidiaries, including Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar Series, since 1994. He was also president of the soccer club Indy Eleven from 2016 to the end of 2018.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Jeffrey Belskus
- Succeeded by (ims president)
- J. Douglas Boles (July 9, 2013)
- Indy eleven presidency
- 2016 to end of 2018
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Executive leadership
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway annually hosts the Indianapolis 500, which marked its 100th anniversary in 2011. Belskus oversaw the facility's involvement with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Brickyard 400 and the Red Bull USGP motorcycle race, both held yearly at the speedway. These three events together generate an estimated $725 million in economic impact for Indiana's economy each year. Belskus also became interim CEO of Indycar on October 28, 2012, following the ouster of Randy Bernard.
Did You Know?
- Belskus graduated with honors from Indiana State University in 1981 and earned his CPA credential for the state of Indiana in 1985.
- He pledged the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon while at Indiana State University.
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- Wikipedia: Jeff Belskus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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