publicly traded vision guided robotics company. Prior to his affiliation with Chalk, Speros was President and Chief Executive Officer of Sideware Systems, Inc., a customer relationship management software company which traded publicly in the United States and Canada. Under Speros’ leadership, the company had twelve offices across North America and reached a market capitalization of $1.8 billion. Their customer list included several Fortune 500 companies. Speros is a founding partner, owner and served as Vice Chairman of National Capital Golf Ventures, LLC, a privately held golf and real estate development company with properties in the Mid Atlantic. In addition to his other ventures, he served as President of Champions Sports, Inc., a publicly traded restaurant corporation, from 1989 to 1993. Champion’s Sports had 37 restaurant locations nationwide before being sold to the Marriott Corporation in 1993. Speros’ sports background also includes serving as a Partner and Chairman of the Ownership Committee for American Baseball Capital, a group vying to purchase a Major League Baseball team in the Northern Virginia region. Specifically, Arlington, Virginia. The group was a finalist and was recognized for their long dedication to bringing the "great American pastime" back to the Washington Capital region. In 2005 Major League Baseball awarded the Washington Nationals to Washington, D.C. In August 2012, Speros was named to the Board of Directors for the Washington, D.C. based Military Bowl. Personal life He and his wife, Ellen, have three children. Their son, Jimmy Speros, played football for the University of Richmond. Their youngest, Justin Speros, currently attends his father's alma mater Clemson University. Justin serves as a student assistant for the Tigers football team. Speros' father, Leo, played running back at The University of Maryland at College Park from 1951-1954. His brothers, Pete and George, also played college football. Pete, an All-American at Penn State, was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1983 NFL Draft. George played linebacker at Temple. Speros' nephew, Chris, played alongside Jimmy at the University of Richmond. Speros graduated from St. John's College High School, a Christian Brothers Roman Catholic high school in Washington, D.C. References 1959 births Living people Montreal Alouettes owners Montreal Alouettes team presidents Washington Redskins coaches United Football League (2009–2012) owners Clemson University alumni Buffalo Bills coaches People from Great Falls, Virginia