About the Bosses

William C. Carstanjen
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Churchill Downs

William C. Carstanjen joined Churchill Downs Incorporated ("CDI") as executive vice president and chief development officer in July 2005. He has been the chief operating officer since the Fall of 2008. A former General Electric Company ("GE") executive, Carstanjen brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to his leadership role at CDI.

A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Carstanjen received a law degree from Columbia University in New York and was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife and three children.

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