Greg Jamison serves as manager of the San Jose Sports and Entertainment Enterprises' (SJSEE) ownership group. Providing essential direction, leadership and strength to the San Jose Sharks hockey team, HP Pavilion at San Jose Management, L. P. and Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment, Jamison oversees all aspects of the day-to-day business operations of the organization, serves on SJSEE's ownership board and handles all major company decisions. Jamison, personally approached by former Sharks Owner George Gund III to assemble a group of local investors to purchase the team in 2001, continues to serve as president and chief executive officer of the Sharks, a position he has held since his promotion from executive vice president and chief operating officer in 1996. Initially hired in 1993 for his proven leadership and ability to mesh the unique needs of all franchise supporters including fans, businesses and corporate partners with the talents of the club's front office personnel, Jamison's leadership role extends to working closely with Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson on a variety of organizational and hockey department issues, including major player and personnel decisions and issues relating to overall company objectives and philosophy. In addition, Jamison, 56, oversees all HP Pavilion at San Jose functions including facility operations, fan development endeavors, ticket sales, advertising, sponsorship sales and facility marketing. During his tenure, Jamison has overseen the transformation of the Sharks into one of the National Hockey League's most respected and successful franchises. In his nine seasons as president, the team has advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs seven times, including the franchise’s first-ever appearance in the Western Conference Finals in 2004. From 1996-02, the Sharks became just the second NHL franchise in League history to post point improvement in six consecutive seasons. In March 2001, Jamison presided over the renaming of San Jose Arena to Compaq Center at San Jose, bringing to a close months of negotiations between the hockey team, the City of San Jose and Compaq Computer Corporation as well as the name change to HP Pavilion following the merger of HP and Compaq in the second half of 2002. This important agreement ensures that the team will remain in San Jose through 2015, provides the necessary resources to continually upgrade and maintain the facility and created the HP Pavilion Community Fund, which provides a minimum of $500,000 annually to community endeavors throughout the Bay Area. In February 2000, Jamison announced the establishment of Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E), an important business division of the organization that oversees all aspects of marketing, sponsorship sales management, broadcast, ticket sales and other business operations of the Sharks; HP Pavilion and select events, including the SAP Open (ATP circuit); operating Logitech Ice at San Jose and Sharks Ice at Fremont; San Jose's top development affiliate, the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League; and the San Jose Stealth, the National Lacrosse League franchise. Previously under Jamison's leadership, SVS&E managed Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes for two seasons (2001-02), including their 2001 MLS Championship campaign. SVS&E also brought the SENIOR PGA Tour to San Jose with the Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley, held at Coyote Creek Golf Club in San Jose in 2000 and 2001. Since Jamison's arrival, the Sharks have also implemented numerous creative programs to benefit the Bay Area community. First and foremost was the creation of The Sharks Foundation established to meet the educational, social and cultural needs of the local community by offering unique resources and financial support to those in need. Last year, The Sharks Foundation donated nearly $100,000 in cash to seven beneficiaries and a total of $3.6 million since its inception. Other community-related programs, such as the innovative Reading Is Cool program, clearly place the Sharks at the forefront of community relations and strengthen the team's policy of being a "good neighbor" to Bay Area residents. Jamison is an active participant in the endeavors of several local community organizations, including serving as past board president and now a member on the Board of Trustees of Ballet San Jose and past chairman of the San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau board. He's a member of other boards including Special Olympics, KTEH and American Leadership Forum and San Jose Sports Authority. Jamison arrived in San Jose after a notable stint as vice president of business operations with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association from 1987-93, where his duties included generating all team revenue and, on occasion, Market Square Arena revenue. Under Jamison's leadership, the Pacers were annually considered among the NBA's top clubs in sponsorships, ticket sales, team merchandise and broadcast production. From 1980-87, Jamison served as director of marketing for the Dallas Mavericks, where he was pivotal in raising the club from expansion team status to one of the most respected front offices in the NBA. Jamison's career in athletics began in 1977 with a three-year stint as director of marketing for Athletes in Action, a Christian amateur sports organization. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Jamison earned a bachelor's degree in education from Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) College and a master's degree in administration from Colorado State University.