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Guest Speakers

The Center for Sport Management has hosted a number of guest speakers to discuss a variety of topics related to the sports industry. They include:

  • Mike Arnold – Lead NFL Director – CBS Sports
  • Chris Bevilacqua – Founder – College Sports Television Network
  • Greg Brodsky – Director of Marketing – ESPN Radio
  • Bob Cramer – Vice President, Global Sponsorships and Events – MasterCard International
  • Lynn Crimando – Vice President and Managing Editor – ESPN New Media Group
  • Bob Dekas – Coordinating Producer – CBS Sports
  • Lou D’Ermilio – Senior Vice President – Fox Sports
  • David Dinkins Jr. – Executive Producer – Showtime Network Sports
  • Eddie Einhorn – Vice Chairman – Chicago White Sox
  • Matthew Erickson – Director of International Finance – Aramark Corporation
  • Kathy Francis – Vice President, Marketing – NJSEA
  • Russell Gabay – Vice President – Major League Baseball International
  • Charles Grantham – Former Executive Director – National Basketball Player’s Association
  • Kevin Hanft – Program Director: FIFA Partnership – AVAYA
  • Josh Harris – Managing Partner of the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) and NJ Devils (NHL)
  • Josh Harris – Founder; Apollo Global Management; Co-founder; Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment
  • Peter Hirdt – Vice President – Elias Sports Bureau
  • Gus Johnson – Sports Broadcaster – CBS Sports
  • Alexi Lalas – Fox Sports Analyst and Former USMNT Soccer Player
  •  Bob Ley – Sports Broadcaster – ESPN
  •  Burke Magnus – Executive Vice President of Programming and Content – ESPN
  • Leonard Marshall – Former New York Giants Player and Seton Hall alum
  • Bob Matina – Lead Studio Director – CBS Sports
  • Tom McMillen – Former Congressman, NBA Player, Rhodes Scholar
  • Ed Moreno – Director of Olympic Security – U.S. Department of State
  • Jim Nantz – Sports Broadcaster – CBS Sports
  • Dana O’Neal – Senior Writer – The Athletic
  • Jamie Peacock – Strategic Partnerships – Overtime
  • Dan Peacock – Director of Finance – Madison Square Garden
  • Nicole Pincus – Founder – Theory and Practice, Former Vice President of Partnership Strategy – Brooklyn Sports Management
  • Kevin Plank – C.E.O. – Under Armour
  • David Popkin – Owner – Positive Impact Partners
  • Jay Rosenstein – Former Vice President, Programming – CBS Sports
  • Peter Ryan, Ph.D. – Principal Security Advisor – 2004 Athens Olympics
  • Chris “Mad Dog” Russo – Sports Talk Show Host – Sirius XM Radio
  • Dean Smith – Coach – University of North Carolina
  • Stephen A. Smith – Sports Analyst – Media Persona, Sports Center and NBA Countdown
  • Tommy Smyth – Soccer Commentator – ESPN
  • Andy Tennant – Vice President of Super Bowl Production – ESPN
  • Tim Ur – Director of Operations – Somerset Patriots
  • Leslieanne Wade – Co-founder and Chief Brand Officer – Prospect-HQ
  • Mark Washo – Vice President of Sales and Marketing – Chicago Fire
  • Mandy Gutman – Communications and External Affairs – PWHL