Previously, he was the president of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) from 2013 until his resignation on July 19, 2021.
Badain attended University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, graduating in 2001 with an MBA.
[1] Badain rose through the ranks eventually becoming the chief financial officer for the team and an assistant to previous CEO Amy Trask in 2006.
[2] One of Badain's major tasks upon assuming the position of president was to help secure a new stadium for the team to replace the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland.
[4] In June 2022, it was announced he had been hired by Oak View Group to serve as president of their Las Vegas venue division which is planning on building a hotel and casino and a venue capable of hosting a National Basketball Association (NBA) expansion team.