Eric Aroesty

Eric Aroesty serves as Investment Executive at Gabriel Investments. He serves as a Board Member of Happify and ThinkEco. He is an active entrepreneur and investor, engaged in numerous transactions in the fields of Education, Internet Marketing, Staffing, and Financial Services. He has a strong track record for growing companies to scale. He was the founder of Affinity Direct ("AD.") AD was the 3rd largest federal student loan consolidation company consolidating and selling over $5.5 billion of federal student loans. Prior to AD, he was the President of Traffix, Inc. (Nasdaq, TRFX). He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992.

Ronnie Aroesty

Ronald Aroesty has dedicated his life to strengthening communities near and far through education and mentorship in his home borough of the Bronx, nationally and abroad. He founded Junior Energy, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free environmental education programs to public schools in the Bronx, which has grown to work with over 50 schools in New York City. He previously served as VP of Pack H20, which distributes backpacks that allow people to safely transport water in water-stressed areas of Africa and Haiti leading to a reduction in illness and death. Currently, Ronald is a Senior VP at Mentored, an online mentorship program working with schools and workforce development programs around the country.

David Bar Katz

David Bar Katz’s prolific writing career spans film, theater, television. Among his accomplishments is the multiple Tony Award nominated show Freak which he co-wrote and directed on Broadway. Other theater work includes The History of Invulnerability, Philip Roth in Khartoum, (The Public Theater) and The Atmosphere of Memory (LAByrinth Theater Company, starring Ellen Burstyn)

Katz is the founder and Executive Director of The American Playwriting Foundation and The Relentless Award, given in honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Katz has worked as a screenwriter at every studio in Hollywood. His script THE MAN IN THE ROCKEFELLER SUIT, written for Fox Searchlight made Hollywood’s ‘Black List’ of best unproduced screenplays. His latest film project is a collaboration with Vince D’Onofrio utilizing the music of Johnny Cash.

In television, Katz was the co-creator and a head writer for the Emmy-nominated FOX TV series HOUSE OF BUGGIN’, the first all-Latino comedy show in network history. Katz has developed shows at HBO, Showtime, FX, Sundance Channel, and Disney and was a Co-Executive Producer on Ray Donovan and is a Co-Executive Producer on Showtime’s upcoming series American Gigolo starring Jon Bernthal.

Katz is a graduate of Williams College where he was a varsity oarsman and a member of the only undefeated heavyweight boat in Williams College history. He lives in Manhattan with his four sons not far from the site of his great-grandfather’s Yiddish theater.

Dr. Lisa Belzberg

Dr. Lisa Belzberg is currently a Senior Advisor at YEAR UP and Adjunct Professor at SIPA/Columbia University. She founded the non-profit organization PENCIL (Public Education Needs Civic Involvement in Learning), produced The Charlie Rose Show while working for political campaign consultant David Garth, and was a Principal at Leeds Equity Partners. Dr. Belzberg was named one of the "10 Most Influential New Yorkers" by New York magazine. She sits on the Dean’s Council for NYU’s Steinhardt School of Education and is an active member of the Advisory Board of TheirWorld. Dr. Belzberg holds a B.A. from Barnard College, M.Sc. from The London School of Economics, and a Ph.D. in Education from New York University.

Cory Berger

Cory Berger is the Worldwide CMO at Grey Group, one of advertising's most globally recognized creative agency networks.

As a prominent leader in the industry for nearly 20 years, Cory has partnered with some of the world's most iconic brands to develop a range of innovative marketing campaigns. Cory has also partnered with many brands in and around the sports industry including the NBA, Fox Sports and the New York Knicks. In 2016, Cory’s efforts earned him a spot on the Adage 40-under-40 list.

In the late 1990's, Cory was selected as an All-State player in New Jersey. Cory earned his degree at Indiana University with a major in Sports Marketing, and currently resides in Westport with his wife and two daughters.

Ellen Biben

Ellen Biben sits as a Justice of the New York Supreme Court. She was appointed to the Court of Claims by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2015, previously serving as the Executive Director of the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics and as New York State Inspector General. In January 2017, Judge Biben was appointed Administrative Judge of New York County Supreme Court, Criminal Term.

From 2007-2010, she held the position of Special Deputy Attorney General for Public Integrity, supervising numerous public corruption investigations. Previously, she served for more than 10 years as an assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office under Robert Morgenthau, where she was Deputy Chief of the Rackets Bureau.

In addition to her judicial duties, Judge Biben teaches Government Ethics as an Adjunct Professor at New York University School of Law.

David Blitzer

David S. Blitzer is the Global Head of Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities group (Tac Opps), and a member of the firm’s Management and Operating Committees. He also leads the Tac Opps Investment Committee. He joined the firm in 1991.

Mr. Blitzer is also Co-Managing Partner and Co-Chairman of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, which includes in its portfolio the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Devils, leading venue Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., the GRAMMY Museum Experience Prudential Center, the Delaware Blue Coats, the Binghamton Devils, the Sixers Innovation Lab, renowned esports franchise Dignitas and NBA 2K League Team, 76ers Gaming Club (GC).

Mr. Blitzer lives in New York City with his wife and five children. He and his wife, Allison, founded the Blitzer Family Foundation, which supports positive youth development by creating opportunities centered around education, athletics, health and wellness. The Blitzer Family Foundation’s ongoing mission is to strengthen communities by assisting young people in reaching their full potential. Personally, Mr. Blitzer serves on the board of several institutions including Riverdale Country School, Mount Sinai Surgical Department, the Wharton School.

Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley is a former U.S. Senator from New Jersey and was a serial winner throughout his storied basketball playing career. Born and raised in Crystal City Missouri, Bill attended Princeton University after being named Mr. Basketball nationally. He starred at Princeton, twice winning NCAA National Player of the Year honors, in addition to winning the gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in Japan. Bill graduated magna cum laude and postponed a career in the NBA in order to attend Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics. During this time, he also played for Olimpia Milano in the Italian professional basketball, winning the European Champions Cup. He then went on to star for the New York Knicks winning two championships over the course of a 10–season Hall-of-Fame career.

Following his retirement from the NBA he won election to United States Senate. He served as Senator for 18 years playing a key role in shaping the country’s tax code and fighting for government protections for the nation’s youth and children’s health. In 2000, Bill ran for President in the Democratic primary opposite Vice President Al Gore. Since retiring from politics, Bill has worked as a consultant and investment banker with Allen and Compnay. He also serves on the board of several non-profits, such as the DonorsChoose Organization, the Acumen Fund, and Issue One, He is the author of six books, and father to one daughter, Theresa Anne.

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Retired teacher

Shawn Bryant

Shawn Bryant is the Co-Founder and CEO of BDB Enterprises and the former Managing Director of Intel Sports. Mr. Bryant has also held roles as a senior executive within the affiliated sales and marketing group at Disney/ ESPN Media Networks, president and chief operating officer of the Harlem Globetrotters, the CEO of Game Face Ventures, a premier sports and marketing firm focused on developing integrated marketing solutions for businesses nationwide, and a senior marketing executive with the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Shawn began his career with Chemical Bank in New York after receiving his undergraduate degree from Tufts University and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Brian Budnick

Brian M. Budnick is an attorney in Cravath’s Corporate Department, exclusively in the real estate practice area. His experience includes real estate development, finance, acquisition and dispositions, and leasing transactions. Mr. Budnick also regularly assists in the real estate aspects of various corporate mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Budnick comes from Newtown, Connecticut. He received a B.A. from the University of Virginia in 2006 and a J.D. cum laude from the Benjamin. N. Cardozo School of Law in 2011.

Edward Burke, Jr.

Edward D. Burke, Jr. is a graduate of both Providence College (Bachelor of Arts in Business and Political Science) and St John’s University Law School (Juris Doctorate). After graduation from Law School, Mr. Burke spent seven years as a Prosecutor with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office with several convictions with The Major Crime Bureau. In 2005 he opened his own law practice, which specializes in criminal defense, negligence, real estate and zoning law.

As an active member of the community, Mr. Burke was honored in 2004 by the Independent Group Housing League of Suffolk County, which assists developmentally handicapped children. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Suffolk County Bar Association, the Suffolk County Criminal Bar Association, as well as various community organizations such as The Elks, Sag Harbor Knights of Columbus, Noyac Civic Council, and the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce. He is counsel to both the North Sea and Sag Harbor Volunteer Fire Departments, as well as counsel to The Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League.

Mr. Burke and his wife, Patricia, live in Sag Harbor, New York with their three sons, Matthew, Edward and Brendan.

Harriet Burnett

With over 35 years of experience in education, Harriet is well established as a leader in institutional administration and fundraising. A long time steward of the Friends Seminary in New York, she has overseen the expansion of enrollment to over 780 students while also serving on the Administrative and Financial Aid and Affordability committees. In addition to her professional position, Harriet also sits on the board of several esteemed institutions such as the ISAAGNY as well as the West Side Montessori School. She is the mother of two wonderful daughters, Liza and Nora, and has four grandchildren.

Judd Burstein

Judd Burstein helms Judd Burstein, P.C., a five lawyer boutique litigation firm. Mr. Burstein is regarded as a leading appellate lawyer and has handled well over 100 federal and state appeals across 18 states.

Over the years, Mr. Burstein has served successfully as trial counsel in litigations and arbitrations involving defamation, negligence, the airline industry, common law fraud, bankruptcy fraud, securities fraud, income tax disputes, white collar crime, patent law, copyright law, unfair completion, corporate dissolutions, partnership partitions, child custody, divorce, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, provenance of art works, the music industry, the sport of boxing, architectural malpractice, real estate, building construction and civil racketeering. In addition, Mr. Burstein has extensive experience as an appellate advocate. He has taught appellate advocacy at Hofstra University Law School, and has argued more than 60 federal and 40 state appeals

Peter Cohen

Peter Cohen was an investment banker for approximately three decades, primarily focused on the Media, Entertainment and Sports sectors. Most recently, he was a Managing Director and Global Head of Media & Entertainment Investment Banking at Barclays. Prior to joining Barclays, Mr. Cohen has held positions at Blackstone JP Morgan, and worked as a Legislative Assistant to now Senator Charles Schumer of New York.

Some of the more noted transactions he participated in include: representing the Los Angeles Dodgers in their sale to Guggenheim, the sale of the Chicago Cubs to the Ricketts family, Altice on its acquisition of Cablevision, Cineworld UK on its acquisition of Regal Cinemas, and News Corp on its acquisition of Dow Jones.

He was born and raised in New York City, attending The Allen Stevenson School and Riverdale High School. He graduated from the University of Rochester with a BA with Distinction in 1988 and received an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1993.

He lives in New York City with his wife Ellen and his three children - Eve (20), Jane (18) and Asher (14).

Sid Davidoff

Sid Davidoff is the Chair of DHC’s Administrative Law and Government Relations groups. He was Administrative Assistant to New York Mayor John V. Lindsay for seven years. He was a Chubb Fellow at Yale University, as well as a lecturer to the special Root-Tilden students at New York University School of Law. Mr. Davidoff served as a Commissioner on the New York City Rent Guidelines Board and is recognized as one of New York’s best known and most effective attorneys in special City and State agency work, including the Board of Standards and Appeals, the City Council, the City Planning Commission, and various New York economic development agencies.

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Bobbito Garcia

NYC native Bobbito García is a freelance creative who has put an indelible footprint on multiple urban movements.

During the 1990s, the legendary air personality was one-half of the “Stretch and Bobbito” program on WKCR, which earned Source Magazine’s distinction of “The Best Hip Hop Radio Show of All Time”.

As the progenitor of sneaker journalism, García penned his landmark Source article “Confessions of a Sneaker Addict” in 1990, then in 2003 became the critically acclaimed author of Where’d You Get Those? NYC’s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987 (Testify Books). In 2005, ESPN’s “It’s The Shoes” series, hosted by Bobbito, became the first show on the subject in broadcasting history, after which, he later went on to direct “SneakerCenter” for ESPN+.

In 2007, Nike released seven co-designed Air Force 1 sneakers in collaboration with Garcia. He is also a world-renowned DJ, who has spun World, Soul and Jazz music at Lincoln Center, Central Park SummerStage, and the Smithsonian (DC).

As an award-winning filmmaker, García has directed Doin’ It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (PBS, NETFLIX), Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (SHOWTIME, NETFLIX), and NY Times “Critics’ Pick” Rock Rubber 45s (Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 official selection).

A distinguished alum of Wesleyan University and founding member of the Kennedy Center’s Hip Hop Culture Council, "Kool Bob Love” currently produces his b-ball tournament Full Court 21™ in four continents, and co-produces music for the Stretch and Bobbito + The M19s Band.

Marty Geller

Marty is the Founder and President of Geller & Company. Since founding the firm in 1984, Mr. Geller leads the team that services large multi-national clients with a comprehensive range of financial services, including strategic CFO consulting, financial reporting and accounting, tax advisory, investment management, information technology and integrated wealth management. He is active in the greater New York business community and is also a board member of several charitable and non-profit organizations. He is also a partner of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment. Among the non-profit boards Marty sits on are: the American Israel Education Foundation, the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund, the Northeast Regional Council of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. He resides in Manhattan and is the proud father of five children.

Adam Goldman

Senior Managing Director, Mesirow Wealth Management

David M. Goldman

David Goldman holds senior legal and business development roles for various investment related entities controlled by well known investor, Mario Gabelli. David is currently the General Counsel of Associated Capital Group (NYSE: AC). In addition, David serves as General Counsel and Senior Vice President of business development for investment adviser subsidiaries of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL) while also serving on the Boards of GAMCO’s UK and Japanese affiliates. Prior to joining Gabelli ten years ago, David spent ten years at Deutsche Asset Management,

Ms. Goldman graduated from Georgetown University Law Center (LLM, Concentration in Securities Regulation), University of Maryland School of Law (JD) and Indiana University (BS, Accounting). He holds a CPA license (inactive) and is a member of the Maryland bar. Mr. Goldman is an adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law.

Lloyd Goldman

Lloyd Goldman is President of BLDG Management Company, Inc. and its affiliates, which own and manage a portfolio of real estate throughout the United States that consists of in excess of 400 properties. These include over 8,000 residential units, most of which are in New York City, and over 20 million square feet of commercial properties and developments.

Throughout his career, Mr. Goldman’s dedication to business is matched by his many commitments as a philanthropist, board member, and volunteer consistently lending his creativity and organizational knowledge to numerous nonprofits. In the field of health care, Goldman has been a long-time supporter and board member at Northwell Heath, Vice Chair of the Board of Overseers. He is also a member of the Executive Board at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Chairman of the International Board of Governors at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, where he and his sisters Dorian and Katja have been the chief benefactors of the medical school named for their parents. Goldman has been an active supporter of the UJA-Federation, the 92nd Street Y, and Central Synagogue and serves on the Advisory Board of Moment Magazine.

Russ Granik

Russ Granik, former Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the National Basketball Association, has been Vice Chairman of Galatioto Sports Partners since October 2006. He was a guiding force in helping to establish the National Basketball Association as the most popular sports league in the world. Mr. Granik also represented the league in a wide range of successful projects, including collective bargaining agreements, television contracts, and the formation of the Dream Team, which launched NBA players onto the international stage starting with the 1992 Olympics. In September 2013, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Mr. Granik played a major role in the NBA's international expansion serving as Vice President and then President of USA Basketball from 1989 to 2000 when he was instrumental in working out the details of the participation of NBA players in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics. In November 2005, Mr. Granik received USA Basketball's Edward S. Steitz Award, which recognizes an individual for his outstanding contributions to international basketball.

Mr. Granik also served two terms as Chairman of the Board of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, where he has been a Trustee since 1984.

Mr. Granik graduated magna cum laude in 1969 from Dartmouth College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1973

Mike Greenberg

Mike Greenberg has hosted ESPN’s morning show Get Up since its debut in 2018. He has a unique and multi-varied skillset as a sports pundit and television persona.

Greenberg joined ESPN in September 1996 as an anchor for the launch of ESPNEWS. He later anchored SportsCenter for many years. Greenberg was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters’ Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2016 and the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2018.

In 2007, Greenberg’s first book, Why My Wife Thinks I’m an Idiot, spent five weeks on The New York Times’ Best Sellers List and was nominated for a Quill Award. In 2010, Greenberg, along with Mike Golic, released Mike & Mike’s Rules for Sports and Life, which reached number 3 on The New York Times’ Best Sellers List. In 2013, Greenberg debuted his first novel, All You Could Ask For, a tribute to a family friend, Heidi Armitage, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 and lost her battle to the disease that same year. The novel was a New York Times Best Seller and Greenberg, along with his wife Stacy, donated 100% of the proceeds from the novel to the V Foundation for Cancer Research. Greenberg’s second novel, My Father’s Wives, was published in 2015.

Greenberg is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

Jim Gronfein

Jim Gronfein is a senior media executive focusing on Advertiser Sales. Having spent the better part of his career at Fox, and CBS, Jim most recently took on a role at The Weather Channel. Jim resides in NYC, with his wife Kelly, and his sons, Zach, and Cooper.

Stephen Adly Guirgis

Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis is a member of LAByrinth Theater Company. His award winning plays include: Between Riverside & Crazy, The Motherf**ker With The Hat, The Little Flower of East Orange, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Our Lady of 121st Street, Jesus Hopped The A Train, In Arabia We'd All Be Kings, Den Of Thieves, and Dominica The Fat Ugly Ho. He also wrote, produced, and co-created the Netflix series The Get Down. As an actor he can currently be seen in Edward Norton's Motherless Brooklyn, Jason Chaet's Seneca, Russian Doll on Netflix, and Adam McKay's upcoming Showtime on HBO.

Sonny Hill

Referred to as “The Mayor of Basketball” in his hometown of Philadelphia, Sonny Hill is one of the most influential figures in the city’s student-athlete and basketball communities. Though a veteran front office advisor to the NBA’s 76ers, and established sports-radio host, Hill’s most enduring contribution to the sport goes well beyond the professional game. A co-founder of the Baker League, a best-in-class, summer league in 1960, Hill later developed the Sonny Hill Community Summer League, as a safe haven for inner city youth. Today, the league stands out nationally as an exemplary community athletics program consisting of over 60 teams and serving more than 800 student-athletes. In addition, he is also a co-creator of the McDonalds All-American Games. A Charter Member of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, Hill later received the Mannie Jackson Human Spirit Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.

Paul Hirschheimer

As Senior Vice President of Content Production at the National Basketball Association, Paul Hirschheimer oversees the production of content across league assets, including social media, digital and immersive media, and broadcast. He has been an integral part of the growth and evolution of NBA Entertainment for the past 32 years, including supervision of the league’s vast archive. Hirschheimer began his career at the NBA in 1988 as a production assistant. He is one of basketball’s trusted historians, and is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Vermont. He currently resides in Edgemont, N.Y., with his wife Alissa and daughters Mollie and Sasha.

David Hollander

In his 12th year at NYU, David Hollander is a Clinical Associate Professor with the Preston Robert Institute for Global Sport and Assistant Dean of Real World. One of NYU's most popular professors, Hollander is the recipient of NYU’s highest faculty honor, 2019 NYU Distinguished Teaching Award.

His recent first-of-its-kind humanities course "How Basketball Can Save the World" received international media attention from CBS News to SLAM Magazine. He is a sought after advisor to top brands in marketing, sports, entertainment, culture, and education. Hollander is the author of three books and a widely published major outlets including The Huffington Post (its first writer of sports), Slate, Interview, and many others.

His animated graphic short story “The Check Heard Round the World” has been archived in the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C.

Garry Howard

In 2014, Garry was hired as the Director of Corporate Initiatives at American City Business Journals reporting directly to CEO Whitney Shaw and CFO Kirk Shaw in this newly created position.

A graduate of Lehigh University and The Lawrenceville School (1977), where he received a four-year academic scholarship through the A Better Chance Program, Garry began his journalism career at the Trenton Times as a Sports Reporter. He also worked at The Home News, the Rochester Times-Union, as well as the St. Petersburg Independent and the St. Petersburg Times. In 1987, joined The Philadelphia Inquirer as a Sports Copy Editor where he rose to become the Deputy Sports Editor.

Mr. Howard then served as the Executive Sports Editor at the Milwaukee Journal, becoming the only African-American Sports Editor at a major metropolitan daily at that time.

A former Division I basketball player at Lehigh, Garry is a Past President of the Associated Press Sports Editors, the first African American to hold that position. Garry is also a past President of the National Association of Black Journalists Sports Task Force from 1999-2001.

Gary was recently inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame.

Craig Kallman

Craig Kallman is the Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records Group. A topflight record producer, obsessive vinyl collector (with an archive now numbering 1.5 million albums), and avid audiophile, Kallman began his music industry career while still a teenager. In 1987, fresh out of college, he started the independent Big Beat label in his bedroom, selling dance records on the street from a shopping cart. He expanded his expertise across multiple genres, while signing a string of game-changing artists, including Aaliyah, Brandy, Notorious B.I.G. protégés Junior M.A.F.I.A., Stone Temple Pilots, Sean Paul, T.I., and many others.

Over the past 15 years, Craig has driven Atlantic’s recruitment of a rich diversity of high-profile artists, among them Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Lizzo, Cardi B, Janelle Monae, Kelly Clarkson, Sia, Death Cab For Cutie, James Blunt, Trey Songz, Charlie Puth, Paramore, Flo Rida, Melanie Martinez, Skrillex (via Kallman’s re-launched Big Beat label), Wiz Khalifa, Roddy Ricch, Lil Uzi Vert, Burna Boy, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, the late Nipsey Hussle, and many others.

Under his guidance, Atlantic has released the Grammy-winning original cast recordings to the Tony Award-winning Broadway musicals, Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen, as well as Mean Girls and Jagged Little Pill.

He resides in New York City with his wife and son.

Abbe Klores

Abbe Klores spent six years at Dan Klores Communications. As a partner, she headed the agency’s media and marketing division. She previously served as Vice President at Howard J Rubenstein Associates, after beginning her career at Saatchi & Saatchi. The mother of three boys, Klores is a long-standing member of the Board of the Hamptons International Film Festival. She graduated Brown University Summa Cum Laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Vasu Kulkarni

Vasu Kulkarni is the Managing Partner of Courtside Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm that invests in sports, fitness and gaming companies. Prior to Courtside, Vasu was the founder and CEO of Krossover, a sports analytics software company which he founded out of his dorm room at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a walk on and played on the JV basketball team. Vasu lives in NYC where he continues to play pickup basketball 5 days a week, while trying to fit in as many games at the Garden as possible.

Gerald B. Lefcourt

Gerald B. Lefcourt has spent his legal career practicing principally in the areas of criminal law and complex civil litigation. He is recognized as one of the country's foremost trial attorneys and is frequently called upon to represent individuals and corporations charged with the most serious crimes. In his forty years practicing law, his clients have spanned the spectrum, from Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman and Black Panther Party leaders to securities trader Bruce Newberg, real estate mogul Harry Helmsley, actor Russell Crowe, New York State Assembly Speaker Mel Miller, New York State Assemblyman and Brooklyn Democratic Leader Vito Lopez and hip hop music promoter and Murder Inc. record label head Irv Gotti.

He is currently President of the Foundation for Criminal Justice of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, with which organization he has long been associated.

He is past president of the National Association of Criminal Lawyers; a founder of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; and founder and past president of the New York Criminal Bar Association.

Mr. Lefcourt is a graduate of New York University (B.A. Political Science 1964); Brooklyn Law School (J.D. 1967); and New York University School of Law (L.L.M. Tax 1968).

Dr. Peter Leibman

Dr. Peter Leibman was awarded his doctorate in administration and supervision from St. John’s University.

Dr. Leibman’s extensive career in education, spanning 50 years, includes school principal (K-12), director of planning in central office, president of the Principals’ Association on Long Island, professor of education and director of the federally funded Troops to Teachers program for New York State.

Dr. Leibman continues to serve as associate professor at St. Francis College. In addition, he has served as moderator of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society where his chapter was recognized with two national awards for community service. Lastly, under Dr. Leibman’s leadership he created a successful tutoring program whereby his honor students work with RENS students to improve academic performance.

David Light

David Light is currently the Founding Partner of CrossRate Technologies LLC, a financial technology company focused on U.S fixed income market inefficiencies. He is the founding partner of ExSalo Partners, a real estate concern in Newark, New Jersey as well as a founder of Rythan LLC, a sales platform for digital content.

David received undergraduate degrees at the University at Albany (Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude) in Economics, Business Administration (International Finance) and Sociology in 1986 and an MBA from the University of Chicago in Finance in 1988 (Distinction). Mr. Light serves as a visiting professor at the University at Albany Business School. He lives in Manhattan with his wife of 26 years and three grown children. He actively serves as an advisor to the VFW foundation, most notably supporting Post 1790 in his hometown of Valley Stream where, growing up, he was a decorated student athlete.

Reggie Love

Reggie Love is a Senior Advisor at Apollo Global Management and is a Vice President and Head of External Affairs for HRS Management, the family office of Apollo co-founder and prominent sports franchise owner Joshua Harris.

Reggie previously served as Partner at RON Transatlantic EG from 2012-2019, an international financial holding company.

Prior to joining Transatlantic, Reggie served at the White House as personal aide to President Barack Obama from 2009-2011, where he was responsible for assisting with the coordination and completion of the President’s daily schedule as well as coordinating with other White House offices to set up long and medium range planning. Love moved to the District of Columbia in 2006 to work for then Senator Obama after short stints in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers.

Love is a graduate of Duke University, holds and MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and is the author of the New York Times Best Seller, Power Forward, My Presidential Education, which is a collection of stories and principles learned during his time working for President Obama and being a captain for the all-time most winning NCAA coach, Mike Krzyzewski.

Love also serves on the boards of National Summer Learning Association, Center for Environmental Farming Systems, Organizing for Action, MilitaryBowl Committee, Team Works, The New Renaissance, and the Caribbean Educational and Baseball Foundation.

Scott Mager

Scott is the third generation of his family to own and operate PBM, LLC a 98 year old full service commercial real estate services company with offices in New York City, Stamford, CT, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. He has served as PBM’s Chairman/CEO for the last 22 years.

His career experience includes roles as President of The Auction Group, Ltd., (1990 to 1992) a real estate auction company and Senior Vice President of the real estate finance company H.L. Michaels Inc. (1987 to 1990), where he also served as the NASD Principal of its securities division.

From 1983 to 1987, he was with the New York based law firms of Shea & Gould and Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn, where he worked in their real estate departments. Mr. Mager received a B.A. in Political Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University, a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law, and a L.L.M. in Corporate Law from New York University School of Law.

Mr. Mager is married with two children and lives in Englewood, New Jersey.

Monica Major

Director, Education & Youth Services, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.

Marc Mukasey

Marc Mukasey is a renowned criminal trial lawyer who defends high-profile executives and corporations in the worlds of finance, health care, energy, media, and sports. His recent work includes three consecutive defense trial victories – the acquittal of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher in a murder trial that captivated the nation; the first-ever acquittal in a commodities “spoofing” trial (US v. Flotron); and the successful trial defense of a bond trader (US v. Gramins). He has also represented a major corporation in the Deepwater Horizon explosion, the CEO of a leading network, and a Hall of Fame basketball coach in criminal investigations. Marc is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been named multiple times by Law360 as an MVP of the Year in the White Collar category. Prior to founding the firm, Marc was the Chairman of the white collar defense practices at two international law firms and a Chief in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

William Mulrow

Bill Mulrow is currently a Senior Advisor at Blackstone. Before rejoining Blackstone in 2017, he served as Secretary to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, the highest appointive office in New York State government and the Governor's chief aide. Mr. Mulrow's career spans more than three decades in finance, business, government and academia. Mr. Mulrow's past financial experience includes senior positions held at Paladin Capital Group, Citi, Rothschild, and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corporation. He serves on the Board of Directors of Con Edison, JBG Smith, Titan Mining Corporation, and on the Trust and Investment Committee of M&T Bank. In addition to his career in finance and business, Mr. Mulrow has served in numerous government positions including as Chairman of the New York State Housing Finance Agency, Chairman of the State of New York Mortgage Agency, Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, Director of the Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York, Director of the United Nations Development Corporation, and Chairman of the New York City Rent Guidelines Board. Mr. Mulrow has served in a number of academic posts including at the Harvard Kennedy School, the Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, and Chairman of the Board of the Fordham Preparatory School. He has also been awarded several civic and community awards including the Humanitarian Award of the North American Boards of Rabbis and the Roy Wilkins Humanitarian Award of the New York State NAACP. Mr. Mulrow is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School and of Yale College where he graduated Cum Laude and was a Rhodes Scholar finalist.

Bill Pidto

Bill Pidto joined MSG Networks in 2009 and currently serves as a studio host for Knicks games, as well as the host of the New York Emmy Award-winning “MSG 150” sportscast that airs during Knicks and Rangers games. This past summer, Pidto also hosted the popular, expanded version of the “MSG 150,” which featured engaging conversation and nightly analysis of the latest news in sports.

Prior to his work with MSG Networks, Pidto was an anchor at ESPN from 1993 to 2008 where he hosted “SportsSmash” in the inaugural year of ESPN2 and anchored “NHL 2Night,” “NFL Primetime,” “Baseball Tonight” and “SportsCenter” during his tenure. Pidto began his broadcasting career as a sports anchor and reporter for WVBR radio in Ithaca, New York. After graduating from Cornell in 1987, Pidto worked as a sports director in Binghamton, NY and as a sports anchor in Syracuse, NY.

Liz Robbins

Liz Robbins, a veteran journalist, covered the N.B.A. for The New York Times for eight years, first as the Nets and Knicks beat writer before becoming the national basketball columnist. She then wrote a critically acclaimed book on the New York City marathon, A Race Like No Other: 26.2 Miles Through the Streets of New York (Harper, 2008). She switched to the Metro section where she became the immigration beat writer, breaking news that helped 5,000 young people stave off deportation. More recently, she has been an adjunct professor at Columbia Journalism School, leading a class on “Gender and Migration”. She won a high school basketball championship before going on to play varsity lacrosse at Cornell.

Michele Roberts

Notably, Michele Roberts is the first woman to head a major professional sports union in North America. In her role as Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association, Ms. Roberts serves as the primary advocate for all players, ensuring the protection of the organization and its membership, including serving as the lead negotiator in all collective bargaining activities. Prior to this selection, Ms. Roberts was a renowned trial lawyer and member of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom’s Litigation Group. Ms. Roberts has tried more than 100 cases to jury verdicts, representing clients in a wide variety of areas, including products liability, white collar, racketeering, securities regulation violations, Title VII issues and premises liability. She has been called the “finest pure trial lawyer in Washington, D.C.” by Washingtonian Magazine. Ms. Roberts is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Ms. Roberts also served for eight years in the office of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, where she was named Chief of the Trial Division. She served as counsel in more than 40 jury trials.

Ms. Roberts is a frequent lecturer and presenter to both the bench and bar on a variety of topics related to litigation and trial practice. She served as an adjunct member of the faculty at Harvard Law School, teaching a Trial Advocacy Workshop and was an instructor with the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.

David Rockwell

David Rockwell, FAIA, is the founder and President of Rockwell Group, an interdisciplinary architecture and design firm based in New York that merges theater, performance and architecture to create extraordinary experiences and built environments across the globe. Notable projects include the Hayes Theater (New York); TED Theater (Vancouver, BC); the headquarters for Warner Music Group (Los Angeles); The Shed (Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Lead Architect and Rockwell Group, Collaborating Architect); hospitality spaces such as Nobu, Equinox, and Moxy hotels as well as Union Square Café and Daily Provisions; and set designs for more than 60 productions, including Kiss Me Kate, Tootsie, She Loves Me, Kinky Boots, and Hairspray.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rockwell Group created DineOut NYC, a new pro-bono project to help restaurants jump-start their businesses by creating safe outdoor dining environments for staff and guests

Honors and awards include a Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for She Loves Me; the 2015 AIANY President’s Award; the 2008 National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum for outstanding achievement in Interior Design; the 2009 Pratt Legends Award; and the Presidential Design Award.

Elina Rogakos Papanicolaou

Elina went to high school in Athens, Greece, and Monterey/CA, college in the US and received a Masters from the London School of Economics in International Relations and European Studies.

Elina is currently working on a non- profit initiative which organizes school basketball games on the island of Crete (22 elementary schools and now starting 12 high schools) and a storytelling website where great basketball players/coaches promote the English language to Greek children - www.timeoutforenglish.gr

Keith Rubenstein

Keith Rubenstein is the founder of Somerset Partners, a private investment firm with commercial and multi-family property investments throughout the United States. In conjunction with these partners, Mr. Rubenstein developed and expanded Somerset’s Core Investment Program to include significant commercial assets in major US markets including the purchase, repositioning and sale of 85 Tenth Avenue and 450 Park Avenue in New York, and 1801 K Street in Washington D.C. Since 2014, Mr. Rubenstein has been the leader in the South Bronx redevelopment initiatives including the purchase for development of residential assets at 101 Lincoln Avenue, 2401 Third Avenue and 2413 Third Avenue, the first two of which are being sold to Brookfield Asset Management which will partner with Somerset in the development phase. Following through on Mr. Rubenstein’s vision for the south Bronx neighborhood, Somerset has established many hospitality and restaurant venues in the area contributing to an evolving dynamic community. Mr. Rubenstein is a supporter of many charities and serves on the Boards of the Foundation Fighting Blindness and the Fifth Avenue Synagogue. Mr. Rubenstein is a graduate of Syracuse University and Widener University School of Law and lives in New York City with his family.

William C. Rudin

As CEO & Co-Chairman of Rudin Management Company, William C. Rudin oversees the Rudin real estate portfolio of 16 office towers comprising more than 10 million square feet of Class A space, 18 luxury apartment buildings, and a world-class residential development project, all in New York City (www.rudin.com).

On behalf of business, civic and trade organizations, Bill is one of the real estate industry’s strongest and most influential voices advancing pro-business public policy. Bill works tirelessly in Washington, DC, Albany and City Hall on behalf of groups including the Real Estate Roundtable, the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), the Association for a Better New York (ABNY), and the Partnership for New York City.

Bill is the current Chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York(REBNY) and is a Board Member of the Partnership for New York City, the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York University, the Alliance for Downtown New York, the Economic Club of New York and the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation. Following Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Bill was appointed President of NY State Governor Cuomo’s Empire State Relief Fund; and was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Pataki-McCall New York State Tax Relief Commission. He is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations and The New York City Marathon Committee.

Bill and his wife, Ophelia, reside in New York City. He is the proud parent of two grown children, Samantha and Michael, and is a grandfather of three.

Josh Sapan

Josh Sapan is President and CEO of AMC Networks, the global entertainment company known for creating some of the most celebrated and groundbreaking original content in television history.

Sapan is credited with building some of the most influential shows at the center of what’s been widely referred to as the modern day “Golden Age” of TV including: AMC’s Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and The Walking Dead; BBC America’s Killing Eve and Planet Earth II; IFC’s Portlandia and Documentary Now!; SundanceTV’s Rectify; and WE tv’s Growing Up Hip Hop.

Sapan drives the company’s digital strategy, led by its growing targeted SVOD services Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC, which target distinct premium audiences and build loyal and engaged fan communities. He is a champion of independent film empowering IFC Films through his innovative strategy of same-day theatrical and video-on-demand release.

Sapan is a recipient of the Paley Prize for Innovation and Excellence. He serves on numerous boards: the American Film Institute, The Paley Center for Media, the Museum of the Moving Image, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, and New York Public Radio.

He is the author of “The Big Picture: America in Panorama” (Princeton Architectural Press), a collection of photos from the 20th century, and also has the world’s largest collection of antique lightning rods.

Curtis Schenker

Curtis Schenker co-founded Scoggin Capital Management in 1988 and is responsible for the management of private investment funds. Mr. Schenker received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980. He has extensive experience in the arbitrage and distressed securities arenas. Mr. Schenker has served on the creditors’ committee and the Board of Directors of several companies where he has gained invaluable insight into how corporations react in the face of an extraordinary event. In addition to his duties at Scoggin, he serves on the boards of directors of the 92nd Street Y, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. He is also extensively involved with Riverdale Country Day School, The University of Pennsylvania and the Robin Hood Foundation.

Jesse Shapiro

RENS UNITED Director, Development Officer

A New York native, Jesse Shapiro has excelled in a career dedicated to grassroots basketball. In his 15-year career he has coached over 200 athletes who have gone on to play NCAA ball. Coach Shapiro guides his student-athletes both on and off the court instilling integrity, passion, strategy, and sportsmanship in his players.

Robert Sharp

Rob has over 25 years of experience in corporate acquisitions and strategically building equity value, combining financial and operational expertise. Since January 2014, Rob has been Co-CEO of Ramy Brook, one of the fastest growing contemporary fashion brands. Rob was a founding partner and member of the Executive Committee of MidOcean Partners, a leading private equity firm, from February 2003 to December 2013. From September 1999 to February 2003, Rob was a Managing Director at DB Capital Partners, the private equity division of Deutsche Bank. Mr. Sharp has served on numerous corporate boards throughout his career, and is currently Chairman of Thomas Scientific, the third largest supplier of laboratory and safety products and services in the world. Mr. Sharp is a member of the Advisory Board of Mount Sinai Hospital, and a member of the Steering Committee of Duke University’s Financial Economics Center. Mr. Sharp received his B.A. in Economics, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, from Union College, and his M.B.A in Finance from Columbia University, where he was a Samuel Bronfman Fellow.

Larry Shire

Lawrence Shire is the head of the Motion Picture, Television, Theatre, Publishing, New Media and Sports practice group at Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, P.C. Larry graduated from the George Washington University Law School and then clerked for the Honorable Oliver Gasch, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia. He graduated Order of the Coif, with highest honors and was the Notes Editor of the George Washington Law Review. He joined Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, P.C. in 1991 to help lead the firm’s growth and expansion from the music business into all other areas of the transactional entertainment and sports business. Practicing entertainment law for over 30 years, Larry represents a wide variety of clients including: Robert De Niro, LeBron James, Drake, Martha Stewart, David Letterman, Bruce Springsteen, Scott Rudin, Gayle King, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Kate Upton, Billie Eilish, Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Facebook, Elton John, Dan Houser (creator of "Grand Theft Auto"), "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", Vera Wang, Tory Burch, Narciso Rodriguez, Live Nation, iHeartMedia, Madison Square Garden, Monica Lewinsky, Bethenny Frankel, Aroldis Chapman, Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick and Victor Cruz.

Bridget Siegel

Bridget Siegel is a fundraiser and strategist in politics and philanthropy. She has worked for numerous campaigns including Hillary Clinton’s Senate campaign, Andrew Cuomo’s Gubernatorial and Attorney General campaigns, the Democratic National Committee, Kerry/Edwards, and Obama/Biden. She has also consulted for various non-profit organizations, including The Clinton Foundation, Alliance for Climate Protection, Shine Global, Alliance for Justice, and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

Bridget graduated from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service with a degree in International Security Studies and Diplomacy. She is a published author, film producer, actor, and has been a regular political pundit on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. She resides in Harlem with her husband and son.

Neal Sroka

Neal Sroka is founder and chairman of Sroka Worldwide Consultants. For over 35 years Neal has advised prominent institutions and individual clients in all aspects of real estate.

Most recently he has been involved in the marketing of several mega-projects in the Caribbean, Latin America and the Middle East. Neal has become a trusted advisor to families with significant real estate holdings, in addition he devotes a portion of time in helping not for profits analyze their real estate needs.

Ken Sunshine

Ken Sunshine founded Ken Sunshine Consultants (later to become Sunshine Sachs) in 1991, and over the past three decades the firm has represented clients ranging from leading corporations, nonprofits and unions, to some of the most prominent names in entertainment. Sunshine Sachs has 200 employees, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Austin, and specializes in media relations, corporate image programs, crisis communications, reputation and issues management, event promotion, and communications skills training.

Sunshine currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York, and the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Community Service Society, the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, the Type Media Center and the Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC. In addition, he has recently been appointed to both the Governor’s and Mayor’s Task Forces on Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mark Thomashow

Mark Thomashow is the former Global Senior Director Business Affairs / Brand Marketing at Nike. After receiving his J.D. from the University of Oregon, Mark assisted the ad team in their brand and advertising initiatives such as helping to matchmake Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan for Nike’s Hare Jordan ads. He was the first person to successfully license original music by The Beatles for a 1987 Nike Air Max commercial and is responsible for the 1989 Michigan Wolverines Men's Basketball Team rocking special champions’ hats, a tradition among winning teams across sports today. He is involved in several philanthropic endeavors having sat on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland, OR, as well as United Cerebral Palsy of Portland OR.

Yul Vázquez

A recent inductee into the prestigious Academy of Arts and Sciences, and known for his distinguished performances across film, television, and stage, Yul Vázquez has never shied away from playing enigmatic characters.

Vázquez was recently seen as ‘Detective Yunis Sablo’ in HBO’s drama series THE OUTSIDER, and in Hulu’s feature film, BOOKS OF BLOOD. Prior to this, Vázquez was seen on Netflix’s Emmy-nominated series, RUSSIAN DOLL, and on TNT’s miniseries I AM THE NIGHT, directed by Patty Jenkins.

In recent years, Vázquez was seen in a number of feature films including Stephen Belber’s O.G.; Richard Linklater’s LAST FLAG FLYING; and in Amazon’s GRINGO, directed by Nash Edgerton.

Seamlessly moving between film, television, and stage, Yul received a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the Steven Soderbergh directed film, TRAFFIC, as well as a Tony Award nomination, a Theatre World Award nomination, a Drama Desk, and an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for his portrayal of 'Cousin Julio' in the Broadway production of THE MOTHERF**CKER WITH THE HAT.

Adding to his extensive film resume are features CAPTAIN PHILLIPS; Michael Cuesta’s KILL THE MESSENGER; THE A-TEAM ; Jeff Wadlow’s THE TRUE MEMOIRS OF AN INTERNATIONAL ASSASSIN; and Ridley Scott’s AMERICAN GANGSTER, which was nominated for a SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Over the years, Vázquez has had memorable roles on some of television’s most popular shows, from his recurring character ‘Bob’ (the “angry gay Puerto Rican”) on SEINFELD to 'Rueben the Cuban' on HBO’s THE SOPRANOS.

In addition to be being a celebrated actor, Vázquez is also an established artist and photographer. His bold and colorful works are deeply personal, artistic reflections of identity, cultural specifics, and mortality. Vázquez’s art has been shown in New York and Miami.

Barry Watkins

Barry Watkins is a well-respected communications executive with more than 35 years experience working in the sports, media, entertainment, technology and nonprofit industries. He served as the chief communications officer for The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) for over two decades overseeing all public relations for some of the world’s most iconic venues and sports and entertainment brands. Today, Barry is CEO of Clairvoyant Media Strategies and a highly sought after strategic communications advisor providing his unique insight and guidance to top companies and individuals across the nation.

Barry also currently serves as chairman of the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a position he maintained following stepping down as chief communications officer of MSG in November of 2017 and sits on the Board of Directors for the Vector Group Ltd (NYSE: VGR).

Barry Weisfeld

Over the past 35 years, Barry has been devoted to his passion for entrepreneurship. During this period, he founded and built two national healthcare distribution companies. The first one, Wise Optical, started in 1981, out of his studio apartment. The second company, Optical Distributor Group, was founded in 2003 and differentiated itself by creating a national platform partnering with and servicing over 18,000 professional eyecare practices. After building both businesses from inception, followed by years of meaningful growth, Barry was able to lead each of them through a successful exit process.

Today, Barry spends his time advising numerous firms and individuals on strategy, investing, and entrepreneurial management. Barry also remains very active championing and supporting various philanthropic causes that are meaningful to his family foundation. When he is not engaging in the business world or in his philanthropic endeavors, Barry can usually be found on the golf course or chasing around his three grandchildren.

Gary Zarr

Gary Zarr is a recognized leader in public relations and marketing communications with decades of experience in government and the private and nonprofit sectors. He founded GZ&A, a full-service communications and marketing agency carving a unique niche at the intersection of corporations, philanthropies, and consumers. He also co-founded and led Phil & Co., a communications and marketing agency. He has held senior executive positions at the National Basketball Association (NBA), the American Museum of Natural History, Howard Rubenstein & Associates, Battery Park City Authority, and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.

A graduate of Stuyvesant High School in New York City, he has a BA and MA from New York University and has served on numerous boards of directors and advisory groups, including the Oxford Literary Festival, the Municipal Art Society, the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Alliance for the Arts, Classroom Inc., and Corpus Christi College at Cambridge University.

Jeff Zucker

Jeff Zucker is the President of CNN Worldwide where he has served in this capacity since 2013. In addition, he is the Chairman of WarnerMedia’s News and Sports Division. Prior to his position at CNN, Zucker was President and Chief Executive Officer of NBC Universal. Zucker began his career at NBC Universal when he joined the company's Olympic unit in 1986. Following this, Zucker spent nearly eight years as the executive producer of NBC’s ‘Today’. Under his leadership at ‘Today’, the program became the nation’s most-watched morning news show and the most profitable program on television. Over the course of his time at NBC, Zucker rose within NBC’s Entertainment Group eventually being appointed as President of the NBC Universal Television Group. A five time Emmy award winner, Zucker graduated from Harvard University in 1986, where he was President of the school newspaper. Zucker is a member of the board of directors of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Temple Emanu-El, the Robin Hood Foundation, the American Film Institute, the Paley Center for Media, and the Museum of the Moving Image.