Welcoming Marques Colston to the Board of Trustees: Building Innovation From the Inside Out
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Champion Fund wasn’t built to chase trends. It was built to solve a problem.
That problem—of limited access, misaligned products, and short-sighted incentives—was one Marques Colston knew intimately.
As the Fund’s founder and a member of the Board of Trustees, Marques brings more than just optics as a former NFL star. He brings operational leadership anchored in his lived experience as an athlete-turned-operator-turned-investor who’s spent the last decade building toward something better.
From Athlete to Architect
After a decade-long NFL career defined by consistency, discipline, and under-the-radar dominance, Marques took the same approach into business. But he didn’t just lend his name—he’s spent the last 15 years operating at nearly every level of the sports investment ecosystem.
He’s owned and operated championship teams, built startup companies, supported athletes and entertainers as a financial advisor, and coached entrepreneurs and executives at Fortune 500 companies.
That breadth of experience gave him a clear view: access to high-quality private market opportunities was still limited to a small, privileged segment of investors. And most funds didn’t reflect the realities or needs of those who had helped build the cultural capital of the sports economy itself.
Champion Fund was created to change that.
Trusted Voice in the Room
As a Trustee, Marques brings both macro vision and operational context.
He knows what it means to step into investment decisions with limited visibility, and what it takes to design platforms that empower instead of exploit. He understands investor psychology, stakeholder education, and platform design—because he’s been the client, the founder, and the fund manager.
His dual perspective allows him to lead governance conversations with nuance: asking the right questions, anticipating risk, and ensuring Champion Fund isn’t just innovative—it’s investor-aligned at every level.
More importantly, never losing sight of who this platform is designed for informs every decision he makes as a Trustee: how capital is stewarded, how reporting is delivered, and how every investor—regardless of background—experiences the platform.
He knows firsthand how transformative ownership can be. And he’s committed to helping others get there the right way.
Built for Long-Term Alignment, Not Short-Term Optics
Champion Fund reflects what Marques has spent his career working toward: a durable structure that gives individual investors a credible way to participate in the private sports economy. Not just as fans or followers—but as owners.
His leadership ensures that the Fund isn’t just a reflection of a vision. It’s the product of years spent building alongside, investing with, and learning from the very people it aims to serve. Marques built Champion Fund with the same consistency that defined his playing career—and now, he brings that discipline to every governance decision that shapes the future of the Fund.
From founder to fiduciary, Marques helps ensure Champion Fund is built with integrity, intention, and alignment that lasts.
Stay connected as we continue to build Champion Fund with the same level of care, clarity, and ambition that defines the leaders guiding it.
