Executive Board Bio – John Saboor

Widely known as a recognized leader in driving business strategies and outcomes, John Saboor brings over 30 years of knowledge and experience in relationship building and partnership management to his role at Full Sail University as Executive Director and Head of Partnerships. As part of the leadership team, John spearheads the development of targeted relationships with some of the world’s most successful and notable brands. These relationships are focused on creating long-term partnerships that can offer ongoing employment opportunities for Full Sail alumni as well as collaboration cross the university at large.

Before coming to Full Sail University, John served as Executive Vice President of Special Events at WWE. He was selected by the Chairman to develop partnerships with public and private sector leaders throughout North America for the presentation of WrestleMania Week, which was  recognized as one of the world’s top 10 most valuable sports event brands (Forbes). John worked in a similar role to help create incremental growth for other of WWE’s major events including SummerSlam, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series and Tribute to the Troops, an annual celebration created to entertain members of the U.S. armed forces. John was also instrumental in helping to create and manage the decade-plus partnership between WWE and Full Sail University.

He previously served as president and CEO of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission, where he helped to position Central Florida as a premiere sports destination.