49ers Executive VP Paraag Marathe Leaving Team

49ers owner Jed York informed the San Francisco staff today that executive vice president of football operations Paraag Marahte would be stepping down from his position in order to focus more on the soccer clubs “Leeds United and Rangers FC as well as other sports efforts,” per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Marathe had been a part of the organization for 25 years.

Growing up in the Bay Area, Marathe had an early passion for the 49ers and found work with the team after earning degrees from local rivals Cal and Stanford. At one point a appearing on Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40, Marathe has long been recognized for his diverse work in the sports industry. On the football side of things, Marathe has been considered an integral part of the team’s contract negotiation process while also playing a key role in building and maintaining the team’s roster.

Outside of football, Marathe also serves as President of 49ers Enterprises, a group that pursues strategic investments in sporting properties across the world, like Leeds United and Rangers FC. At Leeds United, he serves as chairman, overseeing the leadership of the team’s sporting and commercial operations. He also has worked towards the international spread of NFL interest, serving on the board of the NFL UK Foundation helping to address barriers to sport, education, and opportunity for marginalized youth.

If that wasn’t enough, Marathe has also been dedicated to growing the sport of cricket in the United States. He previously served as chairman of USA Cricket, helping lead the campaign to name the US a host nation for the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup and bring cricket to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Additionally, Marathe helped lead the launch of America’s T20 league, Major League Cricket.

With so many plates spinning across landscape of the international sports industry, it’s no wonder why he is choosing to step away from one to narrow focus on the others. He remains a part of the 49ers extended family thanks to the team’s investment in the clubs he will now be focusing on.