“A Hard Left Turn”: Chicago Sky Co-Owner Reveals How Her Unexpected Career Move Led Her to the WNBA

From celebrating her 16th birthday at United Center to skipping class to take part in the Chicago Bulls’ 1997 championship-winning parade, Nadia Rawlinson would never have thought she would become the co-owner, operating chairman, and governor of the Chicago Sky franchise more than three decades later. But after a successful stint in Silicon Valley, where she held top-level positions like Chief People Officer at Slack and Chief Human Resources Officer at Live Nation Entertainment, Rawlinson’s destiny led her back to something that had always been present in her life: basketball, even though she admits it was a surprise move.