Rhode Island FC president Brett Luy, departs from club after 18 month tenure
SMITHFIELD, RI— Rhode Island FC have announced that club president Brett Luy has stepped down from his role with the club after an 18-month tenure. Brett Luy was announced as RIFC’s inaugural president in November of 2022. He had previously served as executive vice president of league operations for USL, where he oversaw the competition and [...]
SMITHFIELD, RI— Rhode Island FC have announced that club president Brett Luy has stepped down from his role with the club after an 18-month tenure.
Brett Luy posing as Rhode Island FC President. Image Courtesy of Rhode Island FC.
Brett Luy was announced as RIFC’s inaugural president in November of 2022. He had previously served as executive vice president of league operations for USL, where he oversaw the competition and operations of all USL properties.
Fortuitous Partners released a statement early Thursday morning stating that Brett Luy has officially taken a new role as a special advisor with Fortuitous Partners and will no longer be involved in day-to-day activities with the soccer team.
Involved in the statement, Fortuitous Partners chairman and Rhode Island FC co-founder Brett Johnson stated, “Brett played an important role as the club’s inaugural president. He oversaw the efforts to secure important sponsors, develop a strong working relationship with Bryant University, and build the club’s first ever roster.”
The statement also added that the club is expecting to name a new president in the near future.
The statement closed with announcing that David Brady, a senior consultant to the board, will oversee the club’s day-to-day operations until a new president is named.
Fortuitous Partners Logo.
Fortuitous Partners is a company founded by Rhode Island FC co-owner Brett Johnson. They have decades of experience in real estate, public and private company operations, fund formation / management, capital raise, deployment and various tax incentives.
They are the company behind Rhode Island FC’s development of the Tidewater Landing Project in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, that has brought nearly $50,000,000 worth of private capital into construction of the project. The completion of the project would be the largest investment of private capital of any development in Rhode Island in over a century.
A rendering of the proposed Tidewater Landing soccer stadium on the site of a former coal gasification plant on the west bank of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket. Image Courtesy of Rhode Island FC.
The project, that is expected to open in 2025, will hold 10,500 fans and is expected to be the most expensive minor league soccer stadium in the country.
The stadium is expected to cost close to $137 million dollars.
Rhode Island FC team logo. Image Courtesy of RIFC.
Rhode Island FC (1-6-3, 9 pts. in USL Championship) return home to Bulldog Stadium to face Eastern Conference side Louisville City FC (7-1-1, 22 pts.). The match kicks off on Saturday, May 25th at 4:00p.m. on ESPN+.