Steve Patterson
Steve Patterson is currently the President of Pro Sports Consulting, which provides services to companies, government entities and individuals that operate or seek to acquire sports properties, to design, finance, build and operate sports facilities and to maximize the revenue in these and related companies. Patterson has served as an innovative and successful executive in the NFL, NBA and professional hockey for nearly a quarter century. He has built championship teams and designed, financed, built and run stadiums and arenas. As General Manager of the Houston Rockets he built the 1994 NBA Championship team. Later, he successfully led the effort to bring the Houston Texans NFL team and Super Bowl XXXVIII to Houston, Texas. As President of the Portland Trail Blazers Patterson refined his skills as a turnaround specialist, while once again garnering national recognition for his player acquisition skills when he took over the team’s General Manager duties.
As the Trail Blazers General Manager, Patterson engineered a record six draft day trades that resulted in the selection of NBA Rookie of the Year and two time NBA All Star Brandon Roy and fellow All Rookie 1st team member LaMarcus Aldridge. Patterson also revamped the entire basketball operation, hiring current GM Kevin Pritchard and Head Coach Nate McMillan.
Patterson formerly served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer of the Houston Texans NFL franchise where he led Bob McNair’s successful effort to acquire a National Football League franchise and Super Bowl XXXVIII for Houston, Texas. Patterson was responsible for the establishment of the team’s business, legal, media and political operations, as well as the design, finance and construction of Reliant Stadium.
Prior to joining the Texans, Patterson was the President, General Manager and Governor of the Houston Aeros hockey team. For his efforts he was named the 1995 winner of the Andy Mulligan Trophy as the IHL’s Executive of the Year.
In addition to his roles with the Aeros, Patterson also acquired and served as President and Partner in Arena Operating Company, which managed and operated Compaq Center, Houston’s home of the Rockets, Aeros and Comets.
While overseeing all the business and basketball operations of the Houston Rockets, Patterson was the chief architect of the 1993-1994 Houston Rockets squad that captured the first NBA World Championship in franchise history signing or trading for all the team’s players and coaches. Patterson also led the club’s successful bid to host the 1989 NBA All-Star Game, which still holds the all-time attendance record of 44,735
Born and raised in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Patterson attended the University of Texas, graduating with honors earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in 1980. He graduated from UT’s Law School in 1984.
