The company's board of directors include John Elway (member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and GM of the Denver Broncos), Josh Levine (former CTO/COO of E-Trade), and Duncan Niederauer (former Chief Executive Officer of the New York Stock Exchange).

Fantex's board of advisors consists of business executives and former professional athletes, including Jack Nicklaus.

[citation needed] Fantex was launched in the fall of 2013, when the company filed its first IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

[4] Fantex's first offering was announced to be running back Arian Foster of the Houston Texans, but it was postponed due to injury.

[4] In April 2014, Fantex proceeded with tight end Vernon Davis of the San Francisco 49ers as its first successful IPO.