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Josiah Wear Ellis[1] (born November 16, 1957) is a former American football executive who was the president and CEO of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).

For a basketball player, see Joe Ellis (basketball).
For other people named Joseph Ellis, see Joseph Ellis (disambiguation).

Joe Ellis
Ellis in 2019
Personal information
Born: (1957-11-16) November 16, 1957 (age 64)
Colorado, U.S.
Career information
College:Colorado College (B.A., 1980)
Northwestern University (M.A., 1988)
Career history
As an administrator:
  • Denver Broncos (1983–1985)
    Director of marketing
  • National Football League (1990–1997)
    Vice president of club administration and stadium management
  • Denver Broncos (1998–2007)
    Executive vice president of business operations
  • Denver Broncos (2008–2010)
    COO
  • Denver Broncos (2011–2013)
    President
  • Denver Broncos (2014–2022)
    President/CEO
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Super Bowl champion (XXXIII, 50)

College


Ellis received his bachelor's degree from Colorado College in 1980. He attended graduate school at the L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University to obtain his Master's Degree. Joe graduated from Northwestern in 1988.[2]


Career


Ellis began his career in the NFL with the Denver Broncos as their Director of Marketing from 1983 to 1985. After obtaining his master's degree, he served the league as Vice President of Club Administration and Stadium Management until rejoining the Broncos in 1998 as their Executive Vice President of Business Operations. Joe acted in this capacity for 10 years. In 2008, Joe became the team's Chief Operating Officer. He maintained this position for 3 seasons, until January 5, 2011. After 13 years with the organization, he was promoted to team president.

After owner and previous president Pat Bowlen was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Ellis took control of the team.[2] In August 2022, Ellis stepped down from his position after the Walton Penner group was approved as the new owners of the Broncos.[3]


Personal life


Ellis lives in Colorado, with his wife, Ann. They have three children: two sons, Si and Zander, and a daughter, Catherine.[2] He is also a member of the Bush family through his mother Nancy Walker Bush Ellis, respectively making him the nephew and cousin of former US Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.[4] Ellis tested positive for COVID-19 in November 2020.[5]


Awards and honors



References


  1. "bush/walker/pierce/robinson family tree" (PDF). Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  2. "Joe Ellis–Staff Directory". Denver Broncos. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  3. O’Halloran, Ryan (August 9, 2022). "NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, team owners salute late Pat Bowlen, outgoing Broncos president/CEO Joe Ellis". DenverPost.com. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  4. Klis, Mike (November 2, 2008). "Ellis keeps Bush connection quiet". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  5. Legwold, Jeff (November 3, 2020). "Denver Broncos president John Elway, CEO Joe Ellis test positive for coronavirus". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  6. "CEO of the Year: Joe Ellis goes long". November 2016.
  7. "Broncos Pres./CEO Joe Ellis to be inducted into Denver and Colorado Tourism Hall". www.denverbroncos.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017.


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