Innovators in International Sport
The Center for International Sport Business Advisory Board is comprised of individuals who have distinguished themselves as leaders across varied sectors of the sport industry, in the United States and abroad. Board members will lend their collective expertise to help strengthen the Sport Management curriculum in the College of Business at Western New England University, and importantly, help Western New England University students gain a competitive edge in obtaining professional opportunities in the sport business field.
Doug Beal, CEO, USA Volleyball
Val Belmonte, Vice President for Athletic Marketing and External Relations, Quinnipiac University
Ken Berger, Managing Director, Sports Marketing Japan
Susan Blackwood, Executive Director, San Antonio Sports Foundation
Karin Buchholz, Vice President, Community Relations & Field Marketing/Fan Development, New York Knicks
Don Catlin, M.D. and President , Anti-Doping Research, Inc.
Michael Cleary, Executive Director, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics
Donna de Varona, Broadcast journalist, sports commentator and Title IX advocate, ABC/ESPN
Hugh Dugan, Senior Advisor to the U.S., Mission to the United Nations and Founder of the Truce Foundation of the USA
Ron Froehlich, President, International World Games Association
Kostas Georgiadis, Dean, International Olympic Academy
Greg Harney, President, Global Sports Partners
George Killian, President, International University Sports Federation (FISU)
Ichiro Kono, M.D., Chairman and CEO, Tokyo 2016 Olympic Games Bid Committee
Peter Levin, President, Bellrock Media, Inc.
Hernando Madronero, Branch Vice President, General Casualty Insurance Co.
Bill Martin, Director of Athletics, University of Michigan
Edwin Moses, Chairman, Laureus World Sports Academy
Dale Neuburger, Director, TSE Consulting and Vice President of the International Aquatic Sports Federation (FINA)
Dave Ogrean, Executive Director, USA Hockey
Richard Palmer, Executive Vice President, British Olympic Association
Don Porter, President, International Softball Federation
Andrew Ryan, Director, Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
David Simon, President, Los Angeles Sports Council
Jim Small, Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Major League Baseball
Rob Urbach, Executive Vice President, Octagon Worldwide
Wang Wei, Executive Vice President & Secretary General, Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad