In addition to its distinguished faculty, the Rutgers Global Sports Business M.S. program prides itself in having executives from professional and collegiate sports, corporate America and the media share their insights with our students.
In the two semesters in its inaugural school year of 2016-17, GSB hosted more than 70 guest lecturers that represented a group of the most influential men and women in the sports industry.
Fall Semester 2016
Courtney Banghart: Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Princeton University
Lindsay Berra: Columnist, MLB.com
Michelle Campbell: Former professional basketball player (WNBA, Europe), played collegiately at Rutgers University
Pat Capra: Owner, Lunar Sports
Chris Carlin: Radio voice of Rutgers University football, co-host of drive-time sports talk at WIP Radio, Philadelphia
Rick Cerrone: Former Senior Director of Media Relations, New York Yankees; Vice President, Public Relations, Pittsburgh Pirates; President, Rick Cerrone Communications
Aimee Crawford: Senior Editor, ESPN The Magazine
Lou D'Ermilio: Former Senior Vice President, Communications, FOX Sports; President, LOUD Communications
Ryan Dunleavy: Beat Writer for Rutgers University Athletics, NJ.com
Doug Feinberg: Women’s basketball writer, Associated Press
Jeremy Feinberg: Special Referee, New York Superior Court, and Columbia University ethics professor
Jim Fiore: Senior Vice President for Wheels Up, former Director of Athletics at Stony Brook University
Rachel Gary: Head of marketing and communications, ONE World Sports Alfreeda Goff: Associate, Spelman Johnson, former Senior Associate Commissioner & Chief of Staff for the Horizon League.
Robin Harris: Executive Director, The Ivy League
Kate Hickey: Senior Associate Athletic Director, Rutgers University
Brian Leonard: Former Rutgers University and NFL football player
Betty Liu: Anchor, Bloomberg TV and Founder of Radiate Inc.
Dr. Richard L. McCormick: President Emeritus, Rutgers University
Bernadette McGlade: Commissioner, Atlantic 10 Conference
Vaughn McKoy: Managing Director and Vice President-Legal, PSE&G
Dave Mingey: Founder and President, GlideSlope, Inc.
Dr. Aneil Mishra: Thomas D. Arthur Professor of Leadership in the College of Business at East Carolina University
Dr. Karen Mishra: Instructor, College of Business at East Carolina University
Robert Mulcahy: Former Athletic Director, Rutgers University; former CEO New Jersey Sports Exposition Authority
Dr. K. Jamil Northcutt: Director, Football Administration, National Football League
Donna Orender: CEO, Orender Unlimited, former President, Women’s National Basketball Association
Paul Perrier: Senior Associate Athletic Director/Chief Compliance Officer, Rutgers University
Stan Phelps: Author, keynote speaker, experience architect and Founder, 9 INCH Marketing
Janine Purcaro: former Chief Financial Officer for Athletics, Rutgers University
Rick Resnick: Vice President, Sports Sales, Univision
Mary Scott: President, Sports & Experiential, at United Entertainment Group
Brian Stanchak: Founder & President, The BDS Agency LLC
Dr. Deborah Stroman: Clinical Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School MBA Program
Kevin Sullivan: Former Director of Communications in the George W. Bush White House; Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, NBC/Universal; Vice President, Communications, NBC Sports and Dallas Mavericks; President, Kevin Sullivan Communications
Travis Vogan: Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa, and author
Hugh Weber: President, Prudential Center & New Jersey Devils
Spring Semester 2017
Mike Barbato: Director, Ticket Sales & Business Development at New York Red Bulls
Gil Beverly: Formerly SVP, Sponsorship, ESPN; now Learfield-IMG
Peter Robert Casey: Founder, Sports Passport
Paul Epstein: Director of Sales & Business Development at San Francisco 49ers
Mark French: Founder, Mission Athlete Care
Don Green: Executive Director, The Napoleon Hill Foundation
Larry Jacobs: Ed.S. M.S., Career Development Specialist Rutgers University
Greg Kish: VP of Sales and Service at Los Angeles Stadium Project at Hollywood Park for Legends
Kenny Koperda: Senior Director, New Business Development at New York Mets
Lance Lankford: COO, Turnkey Sports
Milton Lee: CEO, KeeMotion
Jim McCloud: VP, Major League Baseball Advanced Media
Todd McFall: Economics Professor, Wake Forest University
Josh Mora: Executive Director Strategic Partnerships, Full Sail University
David Oestricher: Founder, Manhattan Sports Business Academy
Kristian Petesic: Chief Scout, Player Personnel, New York Knicks
David Prouty: General Counsel, Major League Baseball Players Association
Greg Santore: Principal and Practice Leader, Sports Business, Witt/Kieffer Executive Search
Brian Selander: Partner, SeventySix Capital
Dan Shagawat: Manager, Service & Retention at The Madison Square Garden Company
Michael Stern: SVP, Oracle; now EVP Federal Sales, Rubrik
Sona Van der Hoop: CEO, Defined by Results
Robert Westreich: Chief Tax Officer, Sr. VP Treasurer, Newell Brands
Nana Yaw: Senior Manager of Premium Sales at San Francisco 49ers
