Ron Patel is the President of New Mexico United, a Professional Soccer Club based in Albuquerque, NM. New Mexico United plays in the United Soccer League (USL) alongside over 36 professional clubs in the United States.

After Co-Founding New Mexico United in 2018 with the club’s Majority Owner & CEO Peter Trevisani, Ron helped guide New Mexico United to league leading attendance & merchandise figures as its Vice President of Sales. After a brief stint away from New Mexico, overseeing a Sports & Entertainment group in McAllen, TX, Ron and his family returned home to New Mexico in 2021. Ron and Peter “Got the band back together” in January of 2022, with Ron returning as New Mexico United’s Chief Business Officer. Ron was promoted to President of the club in January of 2024, a
role in which he proudly serves through the present day.

In 2006, prior to his sports career, Ron became an entrepreneur by forming “Just Dine In,” a multi-restaurant delivery service. Starting in Albuquerque, his company merged w/ Portland, OR based Delivered Dish in 2013. A couple of mergers & acquisitions later, the company grew to 7 markets in the Western United States..Publicly traded GrubHub purchased the budding company in late 2015 when Ron exited the organization. Ron founded Albuquerque Sol, an amateur soccer club, in 2013 & was instrumental in the formation of what would become New Mexico’s first
professional soccer franchise in United.

Ron was born in Liverpool, England and is still an avid fan of his beloved hometown team, Liverpool FC. Ron is married to the love of his life, Isabelle, is a proud step dad/father to Jose, (29) Dominique (26) and their newborn baby girl Nadia. (Whom Ron & Isabelle adopted in October of 2023) A small but loud Yorkshire Terrier named Rocky rounds out Ron’s family!