Julie Uhrman

Julie Uhrman is an American entrepreneur and a co-founder of the National Women’s Soccer League NWSLThe National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women’s soccer league in the United States with 16 clubs in 2026. It stages a regular season, playoffs and the Challenge Cup, while a collective bargaining agreement governs employment relations between clubs and players.Open the full entry (NWSL) team Angel City FC Angel City FCAngel City FC is an NWSL women's professional soccer club in Los Angeles, playing at BMO Stadium.Open the full entry, where she served as President and Chief Executive Officer; since April 2026 she has served as Principal Advisor to team ownership while remaining on the board. She founded the Android game console company Ouya in 2012 and later led Lionsgate’s streaming business and served as President of Media at Playboy Enterprises Playboy, Inc.Playboy, Inc. is a publicly traded American consumer brand and licensing company that owns brands including Playboy magazine and the Rabbit Head Design, and operates the lingerie brand Honey Birdette.Open the full entry.

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Early Life: Education and Early Career

Uhrman received a BSBA from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management. Early in her career she held executive roles at digital media and game companies including IGN Entertainment and Vivendi Universal.⁠[1][2]

2012Founding Ouya

In 2012, Uhrman founded the Android game console company Ouya and served as its Chief Executive Officer. Ouya’s Kickstarter campaign closed on August 9, 2012, having raised approximately $8.6 million; the company subsequently secured venture funding from Kleiner Perkins and Alibaba and was acquired by Razer in 2015.⁠[2][3]

July 27, 2015Leaving Ouya

On July 27, 2015, Uhrman announced that she was leaving Ouya.⁠[4]

February 2016Joining Jaunt

From February to September 2016, Uhrman served as Head of Platform Business Development at Jaunt, a cinematic virtual reality company.⁠[5][6]

September 2016Leading Lionsgate’s Streaming Business

From September 2016 to September 2018, Uhrman served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Over-The-Top Ventures at Lionsgate, overseeing streaming channels including Tribeca Shortlist, Comic-Con HQ, and Laugh Out Loud.⁠[5][6]

September 11, 2018Named President of Media at Playboy

On September 11, 2018, Playboy Enterprises announced Uhrman’s appointment as President of Media, a position she held until May 2020.⁠[5][6]

July 21, 2020Co-Founding Angel City FC

On July 21, 2020, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) awarded a Los Angeles expansion team to a founding group led by Uhrman together with Natalie Portman Natalie PortmanNatalie Portman is an actress, director, and producer who made her film debut in Léon: The Professional in 1994 and won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 83rd Academy Awards for Black Swan. She graduated from Harvard University in 2003 with a degree in psychology, co-founded the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team Angel City FC in 2020 with Kara Nortman, Julie Uhrman, and others, and founded the production company MountainA with Sophie Mas in 2021.Open the full entry, Kara Nortman Kara NortmanKara Nortman is an American venture capitalist, the founder and managing partner of Monarch Collective, an investment platform for women’s sports, and a co-founder of Angel City FC, a team in the National Women’s Soccer League. She was previously a partner and co-managing partner at Upfront Ventures, and earlier co-headed M&A at IAC and ran its Urbanspoon and Citysearch businesses.Open the full entry, and Alexis Ohanian, with Uhrman serving as the group’s President. The team was later named Angel City FC and began play in 2022.⁠[7][7]

May 2024Co-Founding World Sevens Football

Since May 2024, Uhrman has been a co-founder of World Sevens Football, a global seven-a-side women’s football competition.⁠[6]

February 18, 2025Promoted to Chief Executive Officer

On February 18, 2025, ahead of the 2025 season, Angel City FC promoted Uhrman from President to Chief Executive Officer and hired Carmen Bona to lead business operations.⁠[8]

January 20, 2026Announcing Her Departure as Chief Executive Officer

On January 20, 2026, Angel City FC announced that Uhrman would step down as Chief Executive Officer at the end of March and move into the role of Principal Advisor to team ownership from April 1, while continuing to serve on the board.⁠[9][10]

February 17, 2026Elected to the USA Rugby Board

On February 17, 2026, USA Rugby announced Uhrman’s election to its Board of Directors.⁠[11]

Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts

Angel City FC: Official website: https://angelcity.com/ (opens in a new window).⁠[12]

X: Public account: https://x.com/juhrman (opens in a new window).⁠[12]

LinkedIn LinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry: Public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julieuhrman/ (opens in a new window).⁠[6]