Full Name
Julie Foudy
Job Title
Founder, Speaker, Sports Analyst & Commentator for USWNT
Company
Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy
Speaker Bio
- Former Captain US Women's Soccer Team
- 2x Olympic Gold Medalist, 2x FIFA World Cup Champion
- Television Analyst and Reporter for TNT Sports, NBC Olympics, and ESPN/ABC
- Host of new women’s sports podcast/show called Welcome to the Party alongside Abby Wambach & Billie Jean King (launched September 2025)
- Author of Choose to Matter: Being Fabulously and Courageously YOU
- Founding co-owner of Angel City Football Club (NWSL, Los Angeles 2022)
- Founding co-owner of League One Volleyball LOVB San Francisco team, set to start play in 2027
- Founder, Julie Foudy & espnW Sports Leadership Academy
Julie Foudy had a sensational soccer career while playing on the USA National Team for 17 years. She is the former Captain of the US Women's National Team and was a captain for 13 of her 17 years with the team. Julie participated in four Women's World Cups and three Olympics for Team USA. She is a two-time FIFA World Cup Champion, and she is also a 1996 Olympic Gold medalist, 2000 Olympic Silver medalist, and 2004 Olympic Gold medalist.
Julie founded the Julie Foudy & espnW Sports Leadership Academy (JFSLA) in 2006, along with her husband, Ian Sawyers. The JFSLA is a unique residential camp experience that uses sports as a vehicle to teach leadership skills for life. In 2006, Julie also founded the Julie Foudy Leadership Foundation (JFLF), a non-profit, 501(c)(3) public charity. The Julie Foudy Leadership Foundation's mission is: Building on a foundation of sports and fitness, we empower young women from all socioeconomic backgrounds to become leaders who positively impact their communities.
Julie is also a motivational speaker, seeker of great adventures, wanna-be beach volleyball and pickleball professional player (emphasis on wanna-be), proud mother of two children, Izzy and Declan, and the best chocolate-chip pancake maker in the entire universe (source: Izzy and Dec).
- 2x Olympic Gold Medalist, 2x FIFA World Cup Champion
- Television Analyst and Reporter for TNT Sports, NBC Olympics, and ESPN/ABC
- Host of new women’s sports podcast/show called Welcome to the Party alongside Abby Wambach & Billie Jean King (launched September 2025)
- Author of Choose to Matter: Being Fabulously and Courageously YOU
- Founding co-owner of Angel City Football Club (NWSL, Los Angeles 2022)
- Founding co-owner of League One Volleyball LOVB San Francisco team, set to start play in 2027
- Founder, Julie Foudy & espnW Sports Leadership Academy
Julie Foudy had a sensational soccer career while playing on the USA National Team for 17 years. She is the former Captain of the US Women's National Team and was a captain for 13 of her 17 years with the team. Julie participated in four Women's World Cups and three Olympics for Team USA. She is a two-time FIFA World Cup Champion, and she is also a 1996 Olympic Gold medalist, 2000 Olympic Silver medalist, and 2004 Olympic Gold medalist.
Julie founded the Julie Foudy & espnW Sports Leadership Academy (JFSLA) in 2006, along with her husband, Ian Sawyers. The JFSLA is a unique residential camp experience that uses sports as a vehicle to teach leadership skills for life. In 2006, Julie also founded the Julie Foudy Leadership Foundation (JFLF), a non-profit, 501(c)(3) public charity. The Julie Foudy Leadership Foundation's mission is: Building on a foundation of sports and fitness, we empower young women from all socioeconomic backgrounds to become leaders who positively impact their communities.
Julie is also a motivational speaker, seeker of great adventures, wanna-be beach volleyball and pickleball professional player (emphasis on wanna-be), proud mother of two children, Izzy and Declan, and the best chocolate-chip pancake maker in the entire universe (source: Izzy and Dec).
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