<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2026/john-r-ingram.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>04/09/2026</pubDate><title>Charger Community Gains Leadership Insights from Prominent MLS Owner</title><description>In a candid conversation with President Jens Frederiksen, Ph.D., business leader and Nashville SC owner John R. Ingram helped kick off the University’s Sports Leadership Exchange Speaker Series, sharing lessons on leadership, purpose, and building success in the sports world and beyond.</description><hide-description/><author>Caitlin Truesdale</author><author-details>Office of Marketing and Communications</author-details><hide-author/><date>April 9, 2026</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/business/news/2026/ingram-conversation.jpg" alt="President Jens Frederiksen sits down with John R. Ingram"/></image><image-caption>President Jens Frederiksen sits down with John R. Ingram to discuss the realities of building a Major League Soccer franchise </image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>college-business</tag><tag>name-jens-frederiksen</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>program-grad-sport-management</tag><tag>program-ug-communication</tag><tag>program-ug-sport-management</tag><tag>year-2026</tag></tags></item>