Marc Klein

Game On! with Jenny Carnes & Mary Ullmann Japhet

Game On! Marc Klein

Episode 4 * May 13, 2024 * 29:00

Listen in as Marc Klein, senior principal and event manager at Populous, sits down with Jenny and Mary to talk about what it takes to put on major events like the Super Bowl and the Final Four. The biggest games may feel like they’ve always been in their venues, but they take an army to put on, and Marc commands that army. Hear Marc’s crazy stories, like the power outage during the 2013 Super Bowl, and more!

Marc Klein Bio

Marc Klein is the senior principal and event manager at Populous, a global design firm behind the world’s biggest events, from the Olympics to the Super Bowl. They were even the architects on the Alamodome! Marc began his career in the Air Force Academy, before an injury led him to Georgia Tech, where he studied Physics. During his time there, he became involved with the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta as an Olympic Village systems manager. He has been in the major event industry ever since. In 2004, Marc began working with Populous as a principal, and was promoted to senior principal in 2022. Marc spearheads the company’s work with the NCAA with a focus on the design, project management and delivery of the Men’s Basketball Championship, the Final Four. With the NCAA Men’s Final Four returning to San Antonio in 2025, Marc is back in the Alamo City making sure the game feels like it’s always been in the Alamodome.

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