Amy Trask

Trask grew up in the Brentwood district of Los Angeles and graduated from University of California, Berkeley in 1982 with a B.A. degree in political science. She became a fan of the Oakland Raiders while attending Berkeley and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. After graduating from Berkeley, Trask received a J.D. from the Gould School of Law at the University of Southern California. She began law school in 1982, the same year the Raiders moved to Los Angeles.

In 1983, Trask interned at the Los Angeles Raiders legal department.{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Michelle|title=Football's Fabulous Female Executive|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Football-s-Fabulous-Female-Executive-2969278.php|accessdate=December 5, 2012|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=January 4, 2001}} Trask was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1985.{{cite web|title=Amy Jeanne Trask - #121589|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/121589|publisher=State Bar of California|accessdate=December 5, 2012}} Trask began her legal career at a law firm in Los Angeles and rejoined the Raiders in 1987. Trask was appointed chief executive of the Raiders in 1997. She resigned from the Raiders on May 11, 2013.{{cite web|last=Hanzus|first=Dan|title=Amy Trask Resigns as CEO of Oakland Raiders|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/amy-trask-resigns-as-ceo-of-oakland-raiders-0ap1000000168908|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC|access-date=May 11, 2013}} After her resignation, Trask was referred to as the “glue” that held the organization together.{{Cite web |date=2013-05-12 |title=Kawakami: Amy Trask was Raiders glue |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/05/12/kawakami-amy-trask-was-raiders-glue/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}

Since 2013, Trask has served as an analyst for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network, appearing regularly on That Other Pregame Show and periodically on The NFL Today.{{cite web |title=Amy Trask |url=https://sdwomensweek.com/speakers/amy-trask/ |website=sdwomensweek.com |access-date=12 June 2022}} Trask is one of the original group of panelists appearing on the first-ever all-women's sports talk show, We Need To Talk on CBS Sports Network. Trask is a co-host of the What the Football podcast, available on most major podcast platforms. Trask has also written a book titled You Negotiate Like a Girl on her experience as an executive in the NFL.{{cite web | last1=Mullen | first1=Liz | title=Trask Reveals Book Title | url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2015/03/16/Labor-and-Agents/Labor-and-Agents.aspx | website=sportsbusinessdaily.com | publisher=Sports Business Journal | accessdate=May 25, 2015}}

Trask serves on the advisory board of the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission.

Trask served on the board of directors of Far Niente Wine Estates from 2013 through 2016.

Trask served as CEO of Big3, a 3-on-3 professional basketball league founded by Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz, during its inaugural season in 2017,{{cite web | url=http://big3.com/news/item/48-big3-names-respected-sports-industry-executive-amy-trask-ceo | title=BIG3 Names Respected Sports Industry Executive Amy Trask CEO | date=April 11, 2017 | publisher=big3.com | accessdate=August 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808153641/http://big3.com/news/item/48-big3-names-respected-sports-industry-executive-amy-trask-ceo | archive-date=August 8, 2017 | url-status=dead }} and then served as chairman of the board of Big3 through October 2022.{{cite web |date=26 October 2017 |title=Jeff Kwatinetz Exits The Firm To Focus On Big3 |url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/jeff-kwatinetz-exit-the-firm-civil-rights-attorney-mark-geragos-1202194640/ |access-date=January 10, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

Trask received a 2017 WISE Woman of the Year Award awarded by Women in Sports and Events (WISE),{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wise-announces-2017-wise-women-of-the-year-award-recipients-300389365.html|title=WISE Announces 2017 WISE Women of the Year Award Recipients|last=(WISE)|first=Women in Sports and Events|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-16}} a 2018 Campanile Excellence in Achievement Award awarded by the UC Berkeley Foundation and the Cal Alumni Association (University of California at Berkeley),{{Cite web|url=https://awards.berkeley.edu/achievement-awards|title=Achievement Awards {{!}} Berkeley Awards|website=awards.berkeley.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-05-16}} and a 2020 Top Women in Media Award awarded by Cynopsis Media.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cynopsis.com/events/2020-top-women-in-media/#overview|title = Cynopsis Top Women in Media Awards - Nominate before May 5th}} In 2019, as part of the National Football League's commemoration of its 100-year anniversary, Trask was named as one of the top 100 Greatest Game Changers in NFL history.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-100/0ap3000001069440/NFL-100-Greatest-Game-Changers-Amy-Trask|title = 'NFL 100 Greatest' Game Changers: Amy Trask| website=NFL.com }} In 2023, Trask was named by Sports Illustrated Cal Sports Report as one of the top 100 individuals associated with University of California athletics.{{Cite web |title=The Cal 100 |url=https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/no-45-amy-trask}}

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