Presenters

Jackie Reau, CEO of Game Day, a media and marketing agency based in Cincinnati, has more than 25 years of experience and specializes in strategic communications planning, social media strategy and crisis management. Before co-founding Game Day in 2002 with former ESPN Anchor Betsy Ross, she worked in PR at The Christ Hospital and as director of marketing at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

In April 2022, she founded the Cincinnati Fear as Cincinnati’s first professional esports team and serves as president of the organization. She is also active in the community serving on boards of the following: Cincinnati Art Museum, Mount St. Joseph University and Ohio University Foundation Board. Reau earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University and a master’s in sports administration at Ohio University. She has also studied at the Harvard Business School.

She has completed four half marathons and has visited all 30 Major League baseball parks.