Chase Center Names Donna Daniels as General Manager
The Golden State Warriors have named Donna Daniels as General Manager of Chase Center, it was announced today. Daniels, who has over 30 years of experience in professional sports and live entertainment—including 25 years at the NBA league office—will oversee all Chase Center operations. Daniels will report to Warriors President and Chief Operating Officer, Brandon Schneider.
“Donna is held in extremely high regard in our industry and brings extensive and valuable operations experience to San Francisco,” said Schneider. “As we continue to solidify Chase Center and Thrive City as a global destination for fans and tours alike, Donna’s vision, leadership and perspectives will elevate the Chase Center experience for everyone visiting the venue. As an established executive in the NBA, we are thrilled to welcome Donna to our leadership team.”
Daniels joins the Warriors and Chase Center from Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, where she served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey from 2019 through 2021. In that role, she led all Prudential Center operations, including management of the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center. From 2016 through 2019, Daniels served as the Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Senior Vice President of Business Operations, where she oversaw operational efficiencies related to all business operations efforts.
“I am thrilled to join Chase Center and the Warriors’ organization,” said Daniels. “The vision that Joe Lacob, Peter Guber and the Warriors ownership team has articulated for the arena and the surrounding Thrive City, is extraordinary. Chase Center is an incredible venue, one that has established itself as a premiere destination for fans to experience world class live entertainment in many forms, a nod to the talented group of team members at the company. I am honored to lead the venue, and look forward to meeting Warriors fans, concert attendees and the community members that make up the fabric of San Francisco.”
Prior to her time at Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, Daniels held various roles at the NBA. Most recently, Daniels served as Vice President, Team Marketing and Business Operations (TMBO) from 2011 through 2016. Her span at the NBA also included stops as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, (2008-11), Vice President, TMBO (2004-08), Vice President, Team Sponsorship Development, (2002-04), Vice President, D-League Marketing (2002), and in 2001, was named Team President of the Roanoke Dazzle, launching one of the then-NBA D-League’s inaugural teams, where she oversaw all business operations.
In 2019, Crain’s New York named Daniels to their Notable Women in Sports Business list and she was named a 2020 VenuesNow Women of Influence. In 2021, ROI New Jersey named Daniels a Women in Sports Business Influencer, and Cynopsis Women in Media named her to their annual Operations Front Runners list. A native of the East Coast, Daniels graduated with her bachelors of arts from Hobart & Williams Colleges.
