Description: Perhaps it isn’t surprising that sports would be a big part of Greg O’Dell’s job as CEO of Events D.C., which oversees the District’s sports and entertainment events, such as the Nation’s Football Classic and the Fancy Foods Show. As a kid, O’Dell wanted to be a professional basketball player and after college he could have played professionally overseas, but pursued a business and government career instead. However, he can still probably beat you on the court in a game of one on one.