Churchill Downs Inc. announced the promotions of Betsy Janes to senior vice president of government relations and Justin Paul to senior vice president of operations. In these roles, Janes will continue leading the development and implementation of the company's political and legislative strategies and Paul will continue to work to further the growth of CDI. Janes joined CDI in 2018 as director of government relations and was promoted to vice president of government relations in July 2021.

Since that time, she has successfully collaborated across all business units, managed lobbying firms across multiple jurisdictions and led key legislative campaigns. Janes has amassed extensive experience in government affairs during her professional career. Prior to joining CDI, she was a senior state and local campaigns manager for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network where she worked across all 50 states on local, state and federal health issues.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Louisville. Paul joined CDI as senior director of legal affairs in May 2015 and was promoted in April 2017 to vice president and associate general counsel. In January 2021, Paul was promoted to vice president of operations where he has led strategic growth initiatives across all company business units and with key business partners.

Prior to CDI, Paul worked for Mayer Brown LLP and McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd., both law firms located in Chicago, Illinois. He also has seven years of engineering and management experience with Abbott Labs, Monsanto and Abraxis Bioscience. He holds a BSE in Chemical Engineering from the University of Iowa and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School.

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