Speaker Profile

Isaiah’s diverse background includes earning two degrees from Harvard, playing in the National Football League for 8 years between, and achieving success as an experienced entrepreneur and investor.

Mr. Kacyvenski is currently a Founder and Managing Partner at Will Ventures, a venture capital investment fund focused on sports and the massive, adjacent market opportunities that it opens across primarily consumer, entertainment, health and media.  

Isaiah is also a Founder of the Sports Innovation Lab, a leading market research and advisory firm delivering insights on intersection of sports and technology. The Sports Innovation Lab evaluates and identifies the technology products and services that will power the future of sports. The Boston-based, market research and advisory firm uses data analysis to reveal compelling stories that mobilize global partnerships among startups, investment capital firms, and corporate influencers 

Isaiah serves as a Fellow at the Harvard Innovation Labs and is also the Chairman of the Sports Advisory Board for the Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics at Northwestern University.  Isaiah serves on the Executive Board of the USC Center for Body Computing as well as the National Advisory Board for the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA).  Isaiah is also a member of the NFLPA Health and Safety Committee, where he has served for over 10 years.  

Isaiah was also the subject of an NFL Films profile about his rise from poverty to the NFL that received an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Long Feature.  Additionally, he was a recipient of the 2025 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award which honors student-athletes for their outstanding collegiate and professional achievements.

He was also a featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey show titled "Why They Beat the Odds".

Isaiah holds a Cum Laude Pre-Medicine Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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