Tommy Sheppard (basketball)

Sheppard was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he attended St. Pius X High School. Sheppard attended New Mexico State University, where he played three years for the New Mexico State Aggies football team, before graduating in 1991. Sheppard started his career in sports management, when he accepted a job with the Aggies as a graduate assistant to the sports information director.[2]

Sheppard would later move to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, where he served as the sports information director for the UNLV Rebels for three seasons.[3]

Sheppard was hired by the Denver Nuggets in 1994 as the team's senior director of team services and player relations. Sheppard was responsible for overseeing the team's public relations department, in addition to scouting players in the high school, college and international ranks.[4]

Sheppard was hired by the Wizards in 2003, serving as the team's vice-president of basketball operations under the newly hired president and general manager Ernie Grunfeld.

Sheppard served in various capacities with the franchise and was responsible for the team's rebuilding efforts, which saw the Wizards move on from Gilbert Arenas and placing a greater emphasis on drafting and developing players. Sheppard was considered influential in the team's decision to build around both John Wall and Bradley Beal.

Sheppard was appointed the interim general manager of the Wizards on April 2, 2019 following Grunfeld's firing.[5] and was later elevated the general manager's job on a permanent basis on July 19, 2019.[6]

Sheppard and his wife Rosie have five daughters and two sons. The family resides in Potomac, Maryland.

In addition to his work with the Wizards, Sheppard has served as a guest lecturer in sports management at Georgetown University since 2009.[7]