Our Team

Scott Carmichael

Founder & CEO

An industry veteran with nearly 50 years of experience across virtually every discipline within the sports and entertainment business, Scott Carmichael founded Prodigy Search in 2007 with a clear vision: to build a high-integrity, relationship-driven executive search firm dedicated exclusively to serving the sports industry at the highest level. Carmichael has grown Prodigy Search into one of the nation’s premier independent boutique executive search firms, operating on a 100% retained model and trusted by boards, owners, commissioners, and senior executives to lead their most critical leadership hires.

Under Carmichael’s leadership, Prodigy Search has successfully completed hundreds of senior-level searches across professional sports leagues, teams, sports agencies, governing bodies, major events, venues, and mission-driven sports nonprofits. The firm’s client roster reads like a Who’s Who of the global sports landscape and includes five of the most valuable sports franchises in the world. Prodigy Search is widely recognized for its white-glove, consultative approach; deep industry access; and an unwavering commitment to discretion, diversity, and long-term organizational fit.

Carmichael’s career includes senior leadership roles with iconic organizations such as the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena, Los Angeles Clippers, the 1988 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, and the National Hockey League, where he worked closely with member clubs on league-wide marketing, revenue, and business initiatives. These experiences uniquely shaped his holistic understanding of team and league operations, media, revenue generation, and stakeholder management—insight that continues to inform Prodigy Search’s ability to assess leadership talent through the lens of real-world sports business demands.

A native of Los Angeles, CA, Carmichael is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University with a degree in Communication Arts. He and his wife, Gail, have four adult children and nine grandchildren and currently reside in New Jersey.