Jason Glen Cahilly
Jason has served on the Boards of Directors of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc since 2017. He also currently serves as a member of the Audit Committees and Compensation Committees.
Jason’s qualifications to serve on the Boards include more than 25 years of experience in the global technology, media, entertainment, sports, leisure, communications and finance sectors in a variety of senior leadership roles. This experience includes his current role as founder and Chief Executive Officer of Dragon Group LLC and its affiliates, a private firm that provides capital and business management consulting and advisory services worldwide.
Prior to founding Dragon Group LLC, Jason served as Chief Strategic and Financial Officer in a change leadership role for the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also led the Audit & Compensation and Advisory/Finance Committees of the NBA Board of Governors and served as a board member of various NBA entities, including NBA China. Along with managing financial affairs, policies and risks and helping to supervise the operations of revenue sharing and other system elements, Jason was responsible for setting the NBA’s strategic priorities and direction globally, helping to guide organizational transition, growth and overall value creation.
Prior to joining the NBA, Jason spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs, serving most recently as a Partner and Global Co-Head of Media & Telecommunications within the investment banking division where he led a number of Goldman’s most important transactions.
Roles & Chronology
- 2017 – Present
- Boards of Directors, Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc
- 2017 – Present
- Chief Executive Officer, Dragon Group LLC and its affiliates
- 2013 – 2017
- Chief Strategic & Financial Officer, The NBA
- 2000 – 2012
- Partner; Global Co-Head of Media & Telecommunications; Global Head of Principal Investing for Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT); Co- Head of TMT Americas Financing Group; and other roles of increasing responsibility, Goldman Sachs & Co.
- 1997 – 2000
- Vice President, Lehman Brothers Inc.
- 1995 – 1997
- Attorney, Simpson, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Corporate & Charitable Leadership
Jason currently serves on the board of directors of Corsair Gaming, Inc., a developer of high-performance gaming and streaming computer peripherals, components and systems, including as Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee. Since 2017, he has also served as Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of The Ligado Society, a charitable organization whose mission is to connect disadvantaged children to opportunities using InclusiveTech tools, particularly in Brazil and Mozambique. Since 2017, Jason also has served as Special Advisor to the US- & Mozambique-based foundations led by WNBA legend Ms. Clarisse Machanguana. Additionally, he is Co-Chair of Stanford University’s Parent & Family Partners Committee and has been an active member Stanford University’s Parent & Family Advisory Board since 2021. Jason previously served as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees and Co-Chair of the Development & Marketing Committee of The Nature Conservancy, Connecticut Chapter, as well as Chair of the Annual Fund and a member of the Development Committee of the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Personal & Educational Background
Jason earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in international relations and in economics from Bucknell University. He is originally from a town of 600 residents and is the son of a 3rd-class shipfitter who worked on the construction of the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk (CV-63) aircraft supercarrier, among other ships. During his time at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Jason worked with Carnival Corporation to create a joint venture with South Korean conglomerate Hyundai which utilized the MS Tropicale to take a significant step toward globalizing Carnival Corporation’s operations beyond North American and Europe.
