An “original Predator” who started with the franchise in 1997, Nat Harden (Twitter: @natharden) is entering his sixth season as Vice President of Ticket Sales. In his current role, Harden is responsible for all tickets sales and service for the Nashville Predators. Under his direction, the Nashville Predators have enjoyed their most successful sales season to date, selling out a franchise record 25 games in 2011-12 and securing an all-time-high 96 percent ticket renewal rate for 2012-13.

Harden started with the Predators as a Fan Relations Account Service Executive before becoming a Corporate Account Executive in 2000. He was promoted to Season Ticket Sales Manager prior to the 2003-04 season, then Director of Ticket sales in 2006. Since Harden’s promotion to Vice President of Tickets Sales the Predators have increased attendance by more than 20 percent and renewed their season ticket holders at an average of 88 percent during that time.

A graduate of Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Sports Administration, Harden played baseball for the Bulldogs from 1992-96. Since taking over the season ticket sales, he has required all employees to ring a Mississippi State/Nashville Predators cowbell upon a sale.

Harden and his wife, Paige, reside in Nashville with their two children – eight-year-old son, Ty, and five-year-old daughter, Clara.