David Portnoy

David Portnoy, nicknamed "El Presidente", "El Pres", is an American businessman, blogger, podcast host, and founder of the satirical online sports and men's lifestyle blog Barstool Sports. 2Early life Portnoy grew up in Swampscott, Massachusetts before attending the University of Michigan in 1995. He graduated from the university with a degree in education. Portnoy attended Swampscott High School with ESPN's Todd McShay. 2Career Following graduation in 1999, Portnoy moved to Boston and began working at Yankee Group. After four years, Portnoy left Yankee Group to begin what would eventually become Barstool Sports. The website's home city is Boston but features pages for other main cities across the country; NYC, Philly, Chicago, DMV, Iowa, and Barstool U (hub for college news across the country). On January 7, 2016, Portnoy announced The Chernin Group had purchased a majority stake of Barstool Sports and the site would be moving its headquarters to New York City. Portnoy continues to run the site and retain complete creative control over the content. 2Mayoral bid In 2013, Portnoy launched an unsuccessful campaign to become the Mayor of Boston following the retirement of longtime mayor Thomas Menin