KC 2026 Leadership
A nonprofit organization overseeing strategy and delivering host city duties for FIFA World Cup 26™, KC2026 will plan, construct and implement all aspects of Kansas City’s largest sports and fan engagement event in the region’s history.

Quinton Lucas
Mayor Of Kansas City
HONORARY CO-CHAIRS

Clark Hunt
Kansas City Chiefs
Chairman and CEO

Cliff Illig
Sporting KC
Principal Owner
FWC26 KC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Karen Daniel
(President)
Black & Veatch
Chief Financial Officer (retired)

Jake Reid
(Vice-President)
Sporting KC
President & CEO

Neal Sharma
(Vice-President)
President, dentsu shop
Co-Founder and Former CEO, DEG

Kathy Nelson
(Secretary)
Kansas City Sports Commission and Visit KC
President & CEO

Esther George
(Treasurer)
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
President & CEO (2011-2023)
MEMBERS AT LARGE

Mayra Aguirre
Hall Family Foundation
President

David Johnston
Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS
County Administrator

Mike Kelly
Johnson County Board of County Commissioners
Chairman

Matt Kenny
Kansas City Chiefs
Executive Vice President – Operations & Events

Angie Long
Kansas City Current
Co-Owner

Joe Reardon
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
President & CEO

Melissa Robinson
Kansas City
Third District Councilwoman

John Rizzo
State of Missouri
Senator

Morgan Said
Kansas City
Special Advisor, Office of Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas

Dinah Sykes
State of Kansas
Senator
