SAN FRANCISCO -- A.G. Spanos strolled through the lobby of the Ritz Carlton Hotel with an NFL notebook in hand, headed to his first meeting in his official role as president of business operations for his family's team, the San Diego Chargers.

Chargers owner Dean Spanos announced this week that he stepped down as team president, creating a role of president of business operations for his oldest son, A.G. Spanos, along with the title president of football operations for younger son, John Spanos.

Dean Spanos will now focus solely on stadium issues for the Chargers.

A.G. Spanos has overseen the day-to-day business operations of the Chargers since 2011, which includes marketing, sales, public relations, digital media and community relations.

"This is a job that I've envisioned having since I was a little kid," A.G. Spanos said. "It's my dream job. I love doing what I'm doing. I feel grateful that I was able to grow up in the organization, to work here in my formative years and be around it -- I've been going to games since I can remember.

"It's not exactly how you envision sometimes. Our game and the challenges we face are different once you get there. It's an awesome responsibility to be a part of a team that people feel so passionately about. We have such great fans."

While not specifically involved in getting a stadium deal done for the team, A.G. Spanos grew up in San Diego and remains hopeful something can get done that keeps the team in his hometown.

"I'm not the spokesperson for the stadium issues, and I don't really want to add to the rhetoric out there," A.G. Spanos said. "But absolutely growing up in San Diego I want to see the team stay there."