Omar Mitchell

Omar Mitchell serves as Vice President of Innovation and Growth Strategy at the National Hockey League, where he leads strategic business initiatives focused on expanding youth and amateur hockey participation. His work centers on advancing innovation, fostering inclusive growth, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the sport through investments in access, infrastructure, and community engagement.

Since joining the NHL as an intern in 2011, Mitchell has played a pivotal role in shaping the League’s social impact agenda. He has overseen corporate social responsibility, public affairs, and philanthropic initiatives—including management of the NHL’s Foundations—and has helped build programs that strengthen the League’s connection to communities across North America.
Internationally recognized for his leadership in environmental sustainability, Mitchell helped establish and scale NHL Green, the League’s award-winning initiative focused on environmental stewardship, resource efficiency, and climate awareness across the sport.

He holds an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and a Master of Architecture from Columbia University in the City of New York.