Bill Mayer
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William E. Mayer is the owner of the United Football League's Virginia Destroyers. He previously served as the owner of the Hartford Colonials, formerly the New York Sentinels, of the same league. and is the Senior Partner of Park Avenue Equity Partners.
Mayer graduated from the University of Maryland
with a B.S. and an M.B.A. He later returned to his alma mater as a business professor, and served as the dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business
from 1992 to 1996. Mayer was also an investor in D. C. United of Major League Soccer
, but left MLS due to disagreements over the league's single-entity business model.
Mayer graduated from the University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
with a B.S. and an M.B.A. He later returned to his alma mater as a business professor, and served as the dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business
Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is a school of business management within the University of Maryland, College Park. The school was named after alumnus Robert H. Smith...
from 1992 to 1996. Mayer was also an investor in D. C. United of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
, but left MLS due to disagreements over the league's single-entity business model.