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With Guest Peter Trevisani, Founder and CEO of New Mexico United, The Country's Booming New Soccer Team; Former Partner at Thornburg Investment Management
SmarterUmedia with Guest, Peter Trevisani, Founder and CEO of New Mexico United, The Country's Booming New Soccer Team; Former Partner at Thornburg Investment Management
Peter Trevisani, CEO of New Mexico United, and former Finance Guru shares insights on creating a 100 year sports franchise, transforming sports stadiums into community assets, building a passionate fan base, and leveraging storytelling and social media to create a lasting legacy in sports and community development.
In 2018 Trevisani co-founded the United Soccer League Championship expansion club New Mexico United. He serves as the team's CEO, co-owner, and president.[7] In its inaugural season the club has made the Quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, led the league in attendance and merchandise sales, also sitting at the top of the table for the first half of the season.
In February 2020, New Mexico United announced the beginning stages of developing a home stadium/community culture center[8] after being awarded $4.1 million in capital outlay funds by the state legislature.[9] In March 2020, the USL Championship postponed the 2020 season with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The season restarted in July 2020 with a modified gameplay model. Due to ongoing state health orders, the team played every game on the road Archived 31 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine[10] earning the nickname the "Road Warriors." The team ended the regular season with a record of 8 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses.[11] The team qualified for the USL Championship Playoffs and made it to the semi-final round where they lost against rival El Paso Locomotive via a 5-3 penalty kick shootout.
Additionally, in March 2020, Trevisani approved the launch of the Somos Unidos Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the New Mexico United organization. Throughout 2020, the foundation led multiple community support initiatives including, partnering with Heart of America to bring distance learning supplies to Navajo Nation students,[12] launching the inaugural Diversity Fellowship Program,[13] and working with the Community Desk Project to build desks for children in need of at home learning spaces.