Jon Podany is currently the CEO of the Arnold Palmer Enterprises and President of the Arnold and Winnie Palmer Foundation. 

Prior to that, Podany served as the Chief Commercial Officer of the LPGA. In that role Jon was responsible for the business/commercial side of the LPGA, including sales and marketing, television, digital media, tournaments/title sponsors, branding and creative services, and licensing. Podany joined the LPGA in March, 2010, after a successful 15 years with the PGA Tour, and was one of new LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan's first key hires. The LPGA has undergone a dramatic resurgence in the past four years since Whan and Podany came onboard - Ten (10) new tournaments have been added to the schedule since 2011, prize money has increased +50 percent, a season long points race (Race to the CME Globe) has been introduced with $1 million to the winner, a total of eleven (11) new corporate marketing partners have been added and the LPGA's fan base is up significantly across all key metrics (television viewership, website visitors, social media following, international reach, etc.).

Prior to the LPGA, Podany was with the PGA Tour for 15 years from 1995 - 2010. He started as the Director of Business Development responsible for securing sponsorship relationships, was quickly promoted to Vice President of Business Development, then asked to run Brand Marketing for five years, and finally returned to lead Business Development as a Senior Vice President from 2005-2010. During his Business Development tenure, he was instrumental in securing more than $1 billion in sponsorship revenue, including many of the PGA Tour's biggest deals such as FedEx, BMW, Shell Oil and IBM. While managing the PGA Tour's brand, he spearheaded the "These Guys are Good" campaign, played a key role in the development of the "ShotLink" scoring system, rebranded the "Senior PGA Tour" to "Champions Tour," and launched several charity campaigns such as "Giving Back - The Heart of the PGA Tour" and the "Drive to $1 Billion."

Podany career began at Procter & Gamble from 1987 - 1995 where he worked on several iconic brands, including Ivory, Oil of Olay, Safeguard and Pert Plus. He was the Brand Manager of Safeguard soap at age 26 and then became Brand Manager of Pert Plus, which at the time was one of the biggest brands in the Beauty Care Division.

He received a B.S. in finance from Miami University (Ohio) in 1987. He played quarterback on Miami's football team for two years, was President of his fraternity and President of a junior honorary organization.

He currently resides in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and is married with three daughters.