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John Schriever is entering his eleventh year with the Texans and his 26th in the professional sports industry. During his career, Schriever has been part of the sales and service of more than 35 million tickets to sporting events. He started with the Texans in July 2000 as Director of Ticket Operations and was promoted to Vice President in July 2003. Schriever oversees all aspects of ticketing and event services for the Texans and Lone Star Sports and Entertainment.

Schriever began his sports business career with the Texas Rangers Baseball Club in 1984 as a season ticket sales intern. He became a fulltime staff member in the spring of 1985 and eventually was promoted to director of ticket operations before the 1989 season. During his 12 seasons with the Rangers, the team was purchased by an ownership group headed by George W. Bush, acquired pitcher Nolan Ryan, closed Arlington Stadium, opened The Ballpark in Arlington and hosted the 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

During the summer of 1996, Schriever worked with the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games at the Summer Olympics. He worked in ticketing as a customer service manager at Fulton County Stadium and Olympic Stadium.

Following the Olympic Games, Schriever took the position of director of tickets for Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth. He was part of the management staff that opened the Speedway in the spring of 1997. The speedway debuted that year with a crowd of over 200,000 for its inaugural Winston Cup race.

Schriever is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University where he earned a degree in business management. John and his wife, Dana, who holds a degree in teaching from the University of Texas, have two children, Nicholas and Sarah.