Front Office

A.G. Spanos was elevated to executive vice president – executive officer in July 2008 after serving the past five seasons as the team’s director of marketing programs and business development.

Spanos oversees all business operations of the Chargers, including future business planning and development. The team’s business departments report directly to him, and he represents the Chargers at all League and ownership meetings.
Spanos is a leader in the Chargers’ front office, spearheading several key initiatives. Currently he is overseeing the team’s 2009 plans to celebrate its 50th season and the 50th anniversary of the American Football League, including all marketing, merchandising and promotional opportunities. He is responsible for developing and directing the organization’s vision for new media and growth on the internet by coordinating all marketing and promotional content on the team’s official website, Chargers.com. He also works closely with the Chargers’ broadcast partners, both television and radio, in coordinating the overall presentation of the team’s official shows.

Spanos was responsible for the implementation and development of the Chargers’ new logo and marks in 2007 that included new uniforms for the team. He spearheaded the opening of a new Chargers Team Store at Qualcomm Stadium and has worked exclusively with the merchandise partners who supply the store, as well as the team’s On-Line Pro Shop at Chargers.com. He is behind an effort to preserve the team’s video and photo historical collections by developing an electronic archiving system and lastly, in an ongoing effort to expand the Chargers reach internationally, particularly to fans in Mexico, Spanos oversees the Chargers’ Hispanic outreach program and youth initiatives program.

Before joining the Chargers full-time in 2001, Spanos assisted the director of strategic planning for NFL Europe’s London office, analyzing market research for the entire league. While working for the team, he also spent one summer at the NFL League Office in New York assisting the business operations department.

Spanos earned a Bachelor’s degree in marketing from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He spent one summer completing an internship at KFMB-TV as a production manager while he was attending USC. As a freshman, he played football while attending Tufts University in Medford, Mass.

Spanos was born in Stockton, California and is the oldest son of team President Dean Spanos and his wife, Susie. He attended La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla where he lettered in football and basketball. Spanos resides in La Jolla.