Matt Hong is President of Sports of VERSANT, a prospective new publicly traded company comprised of NBCUniversal’s cable television networks, including USA Network and Golf Channel. VERSANT’s portfolio of sports programming includes NASCAR, WWE, English Premier League, the PGA Tour, and more.
Prior to VERSANT, Hong was President & Chief Operating Officer of PlayOn! Sports, a leading high school media and technology company, after serving on the board of directors.
Prior to PlayOn!, Hong was the Chief Operating Officer of Turner Sports, now TNT Sports. During his 11 years at Turner, Hong was closely associated with or led several milestones including the original and current NCAA rights agreements, the renewal of Turner’s partnership with the NBA, the acquisition of Bleacher Report, and the acquisition of UEFA Champions League rights.
Hong joined Turner Sports after previous executive positions at Thomson and AOL. While at AOL, he architected and oversaw the company’s multi-billion dollar partnership with, and equity stake in, Google, and managed the Search business across the AOL portfolio of properties
Hong and his wife, Soogi, are investors in the Washington Spirit of the National Women’s Soccer League. Hong received a JD with honors from Harvard Law School and a BA in economics from NC State University, where he was the university co-valedictorian.
