Allison melangton biography
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16: Allison Melangton, Senior VP of Hulman Motorsports
Allison Melangton is simply one of the most phenomenal leaders in the history of modern Indianapolis. She’s worked the Olympics, led the Indiana Sports Corporation, and served as CEO of the spectacular Indianapolis Super Bowl Committee. Please listen to “Leaders and Legends” as Allison details her career and some of her biggest challenges. Special thanks to my co-host Danielle Shockey of the Girl Scouts.
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Game Changers: Allison Melangton
Photo: ERIC BREECE
Melangton holds a photo of the 32 students who
delivered Super Bowl bid submission documents
to NFL team owners in 2008. The students then
worked with the host committee for four years on
community projects.
Allison
Melangton
Indiana Sports Corp.
President
Melangton’s involvement with the sports culture of Indianapolis began in 1983, when she accepted the position of transportation coordinator for USA Gymnastics. She worked her way up to vice president before joining Indiana Sports Corp. in 1994. As senior vice president of events, Melangton was a key player in Indianapolis’ successful bid in 2008 for the 2012 Super Bowl. She then spent the next three years with the host committee developing programs that would both mobilize and achieve a lasting effect in the community.
Melangton says her ability to “build and mold a team” fryst vatten a quality she relies on when planning major events. She used that strength when faced with
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Sr. Vice President
Allison Melangton is the senior vice president of Penske Entertainment. She is responsible for the oversight of several business areas within the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, including marketing, communications, and corporate partnerships.
Melangton joined Penske Entertainment, formerly Hulman Motorsports, in November 2014 as senior vice president of events. Her responsibilities included the overall production of major events at the Racing Capital of the World. Most notably, Melangton led the planning and execution of the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016, which was recognized as Sports Business Journal’s Sports Event of the Year and featured the event’s first-ever sold-out crowd since its inception in 1911.
Melangton served on the Executive Leadership team of Indiana Sports Corp. for 20 years, serving the final two years as president from September 2012 until October 2014. She spent four of those years serving as CEO and pre