Stephanie McCaffrey is a former professional footballer, US Women’s National Team player, investor and entrepreneur. Drafted fifth overall into the NWSL, she played for the Boston Breakers and Chicago Red Stars before completing an MBA at Wharton and moving into finance, working at Goldman Sachs and later as an investor at Anthos Capital.
Now based in London, Stephanie is Founder and CEO of Racketeer, a premium racket-sports and hospitality concept bringing together padel, pickleball, food and drink, wellness, events and community. She previously co-founded Pickle Pop, an indoor pickleball concept in Los Angeles, giving her first-hand experience of building businesses around the rapid growth of social and racket sports.
Stephanie is also an owner and player at Actonians Women’s Football Club, combining her experience as an elite athlete with an ambition to bring greater investment, resources and professional standards to women’s football.
Sitting at the intersection of sport, entrepreneurship, investment and hospitality, Stephanie brings a distinctive perspective on the rise of padel, sport-led communities, women’s football and the realities of building a new career and identity after professional sport.
