Maria DeRuccio

Maria DeRuccio joined KLUTCH Sports Group in November 2024 to launch the Brand Consulting practice. She has been instrumental in building KLUTCH's competitive edge within the industry by strategically advising brands across sports and culture, with clients including PrizePicks, BODYARMOR, Robinhood, and FUJIFILM. Her team develops meaningful partnerships to captivate consumers and differentiate brands by aligning with sport across talent, teams, leagues, and key alliances.

Before KLUTCH, DeRuccio led brand business development at Creative Artists Agency, signing clients such as Target, New Balance, Prudential, Coinbase, T-Mobile, and L’Oreal, and previously managed the Sprint account at Octagon across NASCAR, NFL, and NBA. She sits in the NYC office and resides in Stamford, CT, with her husband and two sons.