In addition to its distinguished faculty, the Rutgers Global Sports Business MS program prides itself in having executives from professional and collegiate sports, corporate America and the media share their insights with our students.
Since its inaugural school year of 2016-17, GSB has hosted over 100 guest lecturers representing a group of the most influential men and women in the sports industry. The esteemed list includes:
From left/top: Kenny Albert, Dr. K. Jamil Northcutt, Janet Duch, Gil Beverly.
From left/top: Betty Liu, Kevin Sullivan, Rick Cerrone, Lauren Shehadi.
John Acunto: Senior Partner Sports, Finn Partners; Vice President of Marketing Communications, National Basketball Association
Kenny Albert: American Sportscaster, FOX Sports, NBC Sports, MSG Network
Courtney Banghart: Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Princeton University
Mike Barbato: Director, Ticket Sales and Business Development, New York Red Bulls
Halley Barnes: Senior Account Executive, Taylor
Scott Becher: Sports Marketing Veteran
Mark Beech: Editor, The Players' Tribune
Lindsay Berra: Columnist, MLB.com
Gil Beverly: Former Senior Vice President, Sponsorship, ESPN; Vice President, Sponsorship Marketing, National Sales, Learfield IMG
Will Bowen: Author, A Complaint Free World
Charlie Buffin: Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Media Influencers Agent
Jayne Bussman-Wise: Director of Public Relations and Content, New York Red Bulls
Cory Bildstein: Chief Marketing Officer, Whistle Sports
Geoff Brown: CMO, NBA G-League
Michelle Campbell: Former Basketball Player, WNBA, Europe, Rutgers University
Anne Candido: Veteran Marketer, Procter & Gamble
Pat Capra: Owner, Lunar Sports
Chris Carlin: Radio Voice, Rutgers University Football; Co-Host Afternoon Drive, WIP Radio, Philadelphia
Peter Robert Casey: Founder, Sports Passport
Rick Cerrone: Editor, Baseball Digest; President, Rick Cerrone Communications; Former Vice President, Public Relations, Pittsburgh Pirates; Former Senior Director of Media Relations, New York Yankees
Chris Chaney: Sports Entrepreneur
Brett Costner: Global Marketing, Nike
Ann Crandall: Former Chief Marketing Officer, Big East Conference
Aimee Crawford: Senior Editor, ESPN.com
Greg Crawford: BSN, Brooklyn Nets
Allison Creekmore: Senior Director, Digital and Social Media, Major League Baseball
Ryan Crelin: Commissioner, East Coast Hockey League
DAZN: Senior Staff
Sean DeBarbieri: Host, MLB Network
Richard Deitsch: Media Critic, The Athletic
Lou D'Ermilio: Former Senior Vice President, Communications, FOX Sports; President, LOUD Communications
Jordan Doyle: Digital Communications/Social Media, Chicago White Sox
Janet Duch: President, New York Guardians, XFL
Ryan Dunleavy: Beat Writer for Rutgers University Athletics, NJ.com
Paul Epstein: Director of Sales and Business Development, San Francisco 49ers
Adina Erwin: GM, Barclays Center
Doug Feinberg: Women’s Basketball Writer, Associated Press
Jeremy Feinberg: Special Referee, New York Superior Court; Ethics Professor, Columbia University
Jim Fiore: Senior Vice President, Wheels Up; former Director of Athletics, Stony Brook University
Mark French: Founder, Mission Athlete Care
Rachel Gary: Head of Marketing and Communications, ONE World Sports
Keith Glass: NBA Agent
Alfreeda Goff: Associate, Spelman Johnson; former Senior Associate Commissioner and Chief of Staff, Horizon League
Don Green: Executive Director, The Napoleon Hill Foundation
Robin Harris: Executive Director, The Ivy League
Kate Hickey: Senior Associate Athletic Director, Rutgers University
David Higdon: Chief Communication Officer, Riot Games
Jim Ivler: NFL Agent, Sportstars Inc
Larry Jacobs: Career Development Specialist, Rutgers University
Dan Kaufman: Deputy Editor, The Athletic
Greg Kish: Vice President, Sales and Service, Los Angeles Stadium Project at Hollywood Park for Legends
Kenny Koperda: Senior Director, New Business Development, New York Mets
Brian LaFemina: CBO, LA2028 Olympics, USOC
Lance Lankford: Chief Operating Office, Turnkey Sports
Emily Lamb: Digital Communications/Social Media, Chicago White Sox
Milton Lee: Chief Executive Officer, KeeMotion
Eric LeGrand: Keynote Speaker, Sports Broadcaster, Author, Founder, Team LeGrand
Brian Leonard: Former Football Player, NFL, Rutgers University
Eric Liebler: President, G3 Marketing
Betty Liu: Anchor, Bloomberg TV; Founder, Radiate Inc
Sabrina Macias: Global Director of Communication, DraftKings
From left/top: Sabrina Macias, George Veras, Will Smith, Chris Tropeano.
Kevin Malast: Vice President, Talent, Malka Sports
Christian Matthews: Vice President, Strategy and Sponsorships, Washington Football Team
Rick McCabe: Vice President, Corporate Communications, CBS Television
Jim McCloud: Vice President, Advanced Media, Major League Baseball
Dr. Richard L. McCormick: President Emeritus, Rutgers University
Todd McFall: Economics Professor, Wake Forest University
Bernadette McGlade: Commissioner, Atlantic 10 Conference
Vaughn McKoy: Managing Director and Vice President-Legal, PSE&G
Deb Melnick: Senior Director, Human Resources, New York Red Bulls
Dave Mingey: Founder and President, GlideSlope Inc
Dr. Aneil Mishra: Thomas D. Arthur Professor of Leadership, College of Business, East Carolina University
Dr. Karen Mishra: Instructor, College of Business, East Carolina University
Josh Mora: Executive Director Strategic Partnerships, Full Sail University
Robert Mulcahy: Former Athletic Director, Rutgers University; former CEO, New Jersey Sports Exposition Authority
Adam Nelson: SportBusiness
Rob Nogueras: SportBusiness
Dr. K. Jamil Northcutt: Director, Football Administration, National Football League
David Oestricher: Founder, Manhattan Sports Business Academy
Donna Orender: Chief Executive Officer, Orender Unlimited; former President, Women’s National Basketball Association
Tony Paige: Sportswriter/Broadcaster
Paul Perrier: Senior Associate Athletic Director/Chief Compliance Officer, Rutgers University
Kristian Petesic: Chief Scout, Player Personnel, New York Knicks
Stan Phelps: Author, Keynote Speaker, Experience Architect; Founder, 9 INCH Marketing
David Prouty: General Counsel, Major League Baseball Players Association
The Players' Tribune: Senior Staff
Janine Purcaro: Former Chief Financial Officer of Athletics, Rutgers University
Aaron Reilly: CEO, AMR Agency
Rick Resnick: Vice President, Sports Sales, Univision
JR Roggio: NFL Agent, Sportstars Inc
Ryan Rose: Account Executive, IMG/Endeavor
Rick Rosenfelt: Director, Partnerships, New York Red Bulls
Steve Rosner: Partner, 16W Marketing LLC
Samantha Rubin: New York Yankees, DAZN
David Sabino: Editor/Producer, Outside the Lines, E:60, ESPN
Cesar Sanchez: Director of Sports Marketing, Kia North America
Greg Santore: Executive Recruiting, Front Office Sports
James Santore: Executive Recruiting, Front Office Sports
Brian Selander: Partner, SeventySix Capital
Mary Scott: President, Sports and Experiential, United Entertainment Group
Dan Shagawat: Manager, Service and Retention, Madison Square Garden
Lauren Shehadi: Sportscaster, MLB Network
William Smith: Vice President, Marketing Partnerships, Madison Square Garden
Brian Stanchak: Founder and President, The BDS Agency LLC
Joanne Stephens: Media Trainer
Michael Stern: Former Senior Vice President, Oracle; Executive Vice President, Federal Sales, Rubrik
Joseph Stetson: Chief Marketing Officer, New York Red Bulls
Dr. Deborah Stroman: Clinical Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Kenan-Flagler Business School MBA Program, University of North Carolina
Kevin Sullivan: Former Director of Communications, George W. Bush White House; Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, NBC/Universal; Vice President, Communications, NBC Sports, Dallas Mavericks; President, Kevin Sullivan Communications
Chris Tropeano: Senior Director Business Communication, NASCAR
Sona Van der Hoop: Chief Executive Officer, Defined by Results
George Veras: Executive Vice President, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Michael Verrone: Vice President of Content/Digital Media, National Basketball Association
Travis Vogan: Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa; Author
Jeremy Watkins: Director of Crisis Communication, Hiltzik Strategies
Hugh Weber: President, Prudential Center, New Jersey Devils
Robert Westreich: Chief Tax Officer, Senior Vice President Treasurer, Newell Brands
Brandon Williams: Global Public Relations Director, Fanatics
Nana Yaw: Senior Manager, Premium Sales, San Francisco 49ers
Jeff Zanetti: Winning Mindset
Kim Zivkovich: Director of Athletic Communications, Rutgers University
