Michael Nealy enters his fifth season with the Coyotes after joining the organization from the Minnesota Wild on January 30, 2006. As Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Nealy oversees treasury, finance and accounting, legal, information technology, human resources and the box office operations for the Phoenix Coyotes and Jobing.com Arena. He also serves as Treasurer on the board for Coyotes Charities.

Prior to his move to Phoenix, Nealy spent four years with the Wild and Minnesota Sports & Entertainment where he served as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller. Before working in the sports industry, Mike worked in both private and public companies. Nealy spent 13 years with the Deluxe Corporation/eFunds where he held a variety of management and financial leadership positions including Senior Financial Analyst and Director of Planning and Analysis at the corporate level. Additionally, he served as Corporate Controller of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deluxe in Columbus, Ohio, and as Chief Financial Manager of a subsidiary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

A Minnesota native, Nealy earned Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB-1987) and Master of Business Administration (MBA-1993) degrees from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. In his spare time, he enjoys golfing, swimming, running (he has completed 11 marathons) and traveling. He has coached youth football, is a basketball referee, and has traveled to China, Estonia and Latvia for volunteer activities. Nealy is an Honorary Commander alumni at Luke Air Force Base and Finance Committee Co-Chair for the Board of Directors in the Arizona chapter of The Partnership for a Drug Free America.

He and his wife, Brenda, have a daughter, Regan (8), and a son, Simon (4). The family currently resides in Phoenix.

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