Ben Swanger is the executive editor for D CEO, the business title for D Magazine Partners. Ben manages the award-winning publication Dallas 500 and is the creator of The City of Champions and The Power of Play, special edition magazines detailing North Texas’ rise as the world’s sports business capital. He’s written about how the Adelson family gained control of the Mavs, how de-extinction company Colossal became Texas' first $10 billion private startup, and how Bell won a $100 billion U.S. Army contract. When he’s not writing, he’s probably busy working on his golf swing.