When the Earthquakes hired Tom Fox as president of the club in June 2017, it marked a significant change in leadership for an organization that was evolving at every level. He took over for Dave Kaval, the charismatic face of the club, after he left the Quakes to take over the reigns of the A’s.



They were big shoes to fill, as Kaval had ushered in the construction of Avaya Stadium, putting the Quakes on level terms with other teams within Major League Soccer.



But Fox, a Chicago native, is up to the challenge, as he brings with him a wealth of experience from working with such storied clubs as Arsenal and Aston Villa in England and he hopes to leverage that knowledge as he leads both the business and technical sides of the club.



Fox joins the Earthquakes at a pivotal time in the club’s history, as the growth of MLS has brought in multiple expansion teams that all have different, but elevated, levels of ambition. The Quakes are considered part of...