Gideon Yu
| Gideon Yu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 14, 1971 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education |
Harvard Business School Stanford University University School of Nashville |
| Occupation | President & Co-Owner of the San Francisco 49ers |
| Spouse(s) | Susie Yu(korean:민혜정) |
| Children | Jonathan |
Gideon Lee Yu (born May 14, 1971) is a Korean-American sports executive and a high technology investor and advisor.
Yu is currently the Co-Owner of the San Francisco 49ers football team. He was previously the team president. In 2012, Yu became the first President of color in the history of the National Football League. Prior to his career in professional sports management, Yu was a high-technology executive, most notably as the Chief Financial Officer of both Facebook and YouTube as well as the Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Yahoo.
Gideon graduated from the University School of Nashville in 1989, followed by Stanford University, majoring in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. In 1989, he received the First Place Grand Award in Environmental Science at the 40th International Science and Engineering Fair.
In his time with the 49ers, Yu led the team's efforts in financing Levi's Stadium, including securing an $850 million stadium construction loan, the largest ever in professional sports, a $200 million financing package from the NFL and the largest long-term stadium financing in NFL history. Yu also directed the 49ers drive to accelerate the opening date of Levi’s Stadium from the 2015 to 2014 season. Perhaps the most notable distinction during Yu's tenure at the San Francisco 49ers, however, is that he is the first President of color of any team in the history of the National Football League.
Prior to joining the San Francisco 49ers football team, Yu was a General Partner at Khosla Ventures, where he led the firm's investment in Square and was the founding outside board member (Yu's board seat was later transferred to Vinod Khosla).
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