Jessica Berman (born 1977)[1][2] is an American lawyer who has served as the commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) since 2022.
[5] After graduating from Fordham, Berman joined the law firm Proskauer Rose as an associate working in the labor and employment department.
[6] Over her 13 years with the league, she rose to become the NHL's deputy general counsel and vice president of community development.
[5] On March 8, 2022, Berman was named commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest professional women's soccer league in the United States, for a 4-year term that began on April 20.
Berman's hiring process was the first to include player interviews, a demand in the wake of the 2021 NWSL abuse scandal.