Carmen Policy (born January 26, 1943) is an attorney and American football executive best known for his work for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1980s and 1990s. He also led the Cleveland Browns until he sold his minority ownership stake in 2004. Education A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Policy graduated in 1963 from Youngstown University and is a 1966 Graduate of Georgetown University Law Center. NFL career San Francisco 49ers Policy joined the San Francisco 49ers in 1981 as Counsel to the Owner and in 1983 was vice president and general counsel. In 1991, he became president and CEO of the San Francisco 49ers and played a key role in the 49ers Super Bowl victories in 1982, 1985, 1989, 1990, and 1995. In 1994, he was named the National Football League Executive of the Year by The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly, as voted on by NFL owners and executives. The Sporting News and GQ also named him one of the "Most Influential People in Professional Sports". His partnership with 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo ended in the late 1990s due to "mistrust and front-office power plays". Cleveland Browns He was involved with the current incarnation of the Cleveland Browns. While serving as President and CEO of the Browns, Policy served as a member of the NFL Business Ventures Committee as well as the Super Bowl Advisory Committee and the Los Angeles Market Advisory Group. He also served as a member of the NFL Finance Committee. Policy stepped down as president and CEO of the Cleveland Browns on May 1, 2004. Los Angeles In 1994, then-commissioner Paul Tagliabue appointed Policy and owners Jerry Richardson of the Carolina Panthers and Pat Bowlen of the Denver Broncos to "negotiate on behalf of the NFL" for the Los Angeles Raiders to play in a proposed stadium in Hollywood Park. However, the deal fell through and owner Al Davis moved the team back to Oakland. Carmen Policy was hired by the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers on May 18, 2015, to lead their efforts in building a stadium in Carson, California. He was the headman of the Carson stadium project until the project was defeated by Stan Kroenke of the St. Louis Rams and Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys on January 12, 2016, in favor of SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Denver Broncos ownership dispute In 2019, the NFL announced that