Portia Archer — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) since July 2024.
Served as Chief Operating Officer of the NBA G League from February 2020 to July 2024.
Held the role of Senior Vice President & GM, Direct-to-Consumer|NBC Sports Gold at NBCUniversal Media, LLC from February 2016 to February 2020.
Adjunct Professor at Columbia University Sports Management since 2021.
Member of the Board Of Trustees at Women's Sports Foundation since 2017.
Holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago.

Biography

Portia Archer is an American sports executive currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), a position she assumed on July 29, 2024. Prior to her role at the WTA, she was the chief operating officer (COO) of the NBA development competition G League from February 2020 to July 2024.