Kalen Jackson will enter her first season as Colts Owner & Chief Brand Officer in 2025, following 13 seasons as vice chair/owner. She also serves as president of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation.
Jackson joined the team in 2010 and, along with sisters Carlie Irsay-Gordon and Casey Foyt, represents a new generation of Colts ownership. Like her sisters, Jackson grew up with the Colts organization as a significant part of her life since birth. She oversees various functions of the organization, including coordinating the Irsay family's community and philanthropic efforts.
Jackson currently leads Kicking The Stigma, the family's initiative to raise awareness about mental health disorders and end the stigma often associated with these illnesses. Since launching in 2020, Kicking The Stigma has committed more than $31 million to nonprofits and organizations expanding treatment and research and raising awareness in Indiana and beyond. Jackson serves on the national board of Project Healthy Minds and locally on the board of the United Way of Central Indiana. She also is president of the Indianapolis Colts Women's Organization.
In addition to representing the Colts at NFL Owners' Meetings, Jackson chairs the league's Employee Benefits Committee, where she is responsible for administering club and league benefit plans, including plan design and amendment, benefit and administrative expense payments and employee eligibility issues.
She graduated with honors in 2010 from Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education & Recreation with a bachelor's degree in sports management and marketing. Jackson was born and resides in Indianapolis with her husband, Boyd Jackson, and their two daughters.