Katherine (Katie) Pothier has more than two decades of experience in professional sports. Most recently, she served as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer for the New York Mets, where she led the legal department for three years. She is currently serving as a consultant for the Mets, advising on a variety of matters including plans to pursue an ambitious $8 billion, 32-acre integrated resort and casino development adjacent to Citi Field.

Pothier has unique experience having served as the chief legal officer for three professional baseball teams. Her career in sports began in 2002 with the San Diego Padres, where she initially served as outside counsel before being recruited to become Executive Vice President, General Counsel. In this role, she supported the Padres in the financing, construction, and opening of PETCO Park and the ancillary development around the ballpark. After leaving the Padres in 2010, she joined a women- and minority-owned law firm in San Diego, where she became a litigation partner, managing complex litigation and employment-related litigation for Fortune 50 clients.  In 2016, Pothier was recruited to return to baseball as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the Texas Rangers, where she led the legal efforts surrounding the financing, construction, and opening of Globe Life Field, the repurposing of the team's old ballpark and the creation of hotel, residential and entertainment joint ventures.  In addition to her background in legal and HR, Pothier has a broad range of experience advising on corporate matters, business growth strategies, joint ventures, acquisitions, organizational structuring, strategic planning, risk management, crisis communications, and international matters.

Pothier is a native of New Jersey. She earned both a B.A. in History and her J.D. from Rutgers University.