Paraag Marathe

Paraag Marathe is in his 18th year with the 49ers, currently serving as both President of 49ers Enterprises and Executive Vice President of Football Operations. On the team side, Marathe continues in his long-respected role as the team’s chief contract negotiator and salary cap architect, while overseeing the team’s football analytics department, among other football duties. He is responsible for the 49ers compliance with the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement and works alongside general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan on all aspects of the club’s football operations. Within 49ers Enterprises, Marathe oversees outside business ventures, advisory efforts, and major investment opportunities for the club. Marathe is also a Lecturer at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, co-teaching two courses: Sports Business Investment and Negotiations. In 2015, Marathe was selected as a member of the Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class. Paraag received his bachelor’s degree with high honors from the Haas School of Business at the University of California-Berkeley and his MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Marathe, his wife, Jennifer, and two daughters, Juniper and Maren, live in Los Altos, CA.