Named President of Business Operations for the Chargers in May 2015, A.G. Spanos is responsible for all day-to-day operations, including marketing, sales, communications, digital media and community relations. He also represents the organization at NFL and ownership meetings.
Previously, Spanos served as Executive Vice President — Chief Executive Officer from 2011-15, Executive Vice President — Executive Officer from 2008-10, and Director of Marketing Programs and Business Development from 2003-07.
Spanos has guided the Chargers organization through numerous changes over the past several years, notably the team's significant investment in digital media and subsequent emergence as a best-in-class, nationally recognized content creator. Additionally, Spanos worked for nearly three years with the NFL and Nike on the team's brand relaunch and nearly universally praised uniform update/unveiling while also remaining heavily involved in the team's transition to its new SoFi Stadium home prior to the 2020 season.
In May 2022, the organization broke ground at a 14-acre site in El Segundo, Calif., for a new permanent training facility and corporate headquarters. Spanos worked closely with Chief of Staff Fred Maas on securing the site, which sits less than four miles from SoFi Stadium. The facility is scheduled to be completed and opened in Spring 2024. Previously, he led the team's efforts to secure space for training camp and a practice facility in Costa Mesa during the 2017 offseason. The result was a contemporary-looking Hoag Performance Center that provides the Chargers with the latest in technology and equipment, houses most of the team's full-time employees and bears little resemblance to anything temporary.
Throughout all the changes, Spanos has ensured that making a positive impact in the community has remained constant. In 2018 alone, the Chargers were honored as Red Cross LA's Humanitarian Organization of the Year and presented with the Mayor's Award from the Association of Corporate Growth (ACG) Los Angeles — both in recognition of the impact they have made in the greater Los Angeles community. In 2020, The Chargers Community Foundation — established by the Spanos family in 1995 — was renamed The Los Angeles Chargers Impact Fund. To date, the entity has provided nearly $13 million to support a wide range of services and programs directly benefiting children and families. Spanos currently serves as President of the Board for the Impact Fund.
Two years ago, he participated in the Inglewood Airport Area Chamber of Commerce's 2020 State of the City alongside Mayor James T. Butts. In 2018, Spanos accepted the James T. Butts Award from the same Chamber of Commerce in honor of his grandfather and Spanos patriarch, the late Alex Spanos. The recognition highlighted Alex Spanos' business leadership and commitment to the community.
Spanos played football as a freshman at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., before returning to California to continue his education at the University of Southern California, where he earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from the Marshall School of Business. In addition to his work with the Chargers, Spanos is currently a board member of the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission and the Los Angeles Sports Council & Sports Council Foundation. In 2023, he was inaugurated as the Chairman of the Board of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce in a special ceremony at an event on the field of SoFi Stadium.
Spanos is the eldest son of Owner and Chairman of the Board Dean Spanos and his wife, Susie. A member of YPO-Los Angeles and Alder in Orange County, he and his wife, Kamri, reside in Laguna Beach with their three sons.
