Zak Brown

About

CEO, McLaren Racing Architect of McLaren's return to the top of F1, winning the Constructors World Championship in 2024. As CEO, Zak has overall responsibility for the business, including strategic direction, operational performance, marketing and commercial development. Since taking up his post in 2018, he has led the transformation of the brand and culture of the McLaren F1 team & the McLaren Indycar team and from 2026, the McLaren WEC team. Racer Zak raced professionally around the world for 10 years before developing his skills in motorsport’s business and commercial worlds, founding JMI, which grew to become the largest and most successful motorsport marketing agency in the world. He co-owns United Autosports, a leading racing team that competes in international sportscar racing and historic racing events around the world. Outside of work, Zak is an avid collector of baseball and ice hockey memorabilia, and both road and racing cars and likes to race, play golf, hockey and baseball in his limited spare time.