Alumni Network
The Warsaw Sports Business Center has an award-winning team of educators and prominent industry specialists. They motivate and illuminate their students with a dynamic mixture of grounded theory and real-world application. Quoted in the media and respected in academia, as well as throughout the sports industry—Warsaw Center faculty members and alumni lead the way in their respective fields.
The Warsaw Center network is unmatched. We boast alumni at the industry's top sports businesses and organizations. Below is just a sampling of the companies and job titles where our graduates are leading the way:
Nike
Global Brand Digital Manager, NBA | Senior Director, Digital Business
Portland Trailblazers
Director, Community Programs
adidas
Grassroots Sports Marketing Manager
Seattle Seahawks
Director, Digital and Emerging Media
Seattle Storm
Senior Vice President, Ticket Sales and Service
USA Today
Director, Sports Marketing and Partnerships
Visa
Manager, U.S. Marketing
Red Bull
Field Marketing Manager, Manhattan and Bronx
Major League Soccer
Vice President, Brand and Integrated Marketing
ESPN
Vice President, Cross-Platform Research
Orlando Magic
General Counsel
Apple
Director of Marketing Communications, Greater China
GMR Marketing
Senior Director, Global Sports and Entertainment Consulting
World Series of Poker
Executive Director
Sony Playstation
Director of Media and Agency Partnerships
Industry Connections
Industry Advisory Board
The program is closely tied to the sports industry, not only through alumni and guest speakers but also through our industry advisory board. The board helps shape the program content and opportunities and further strengthens the breadth of access given to our students. Current board members include the following:
David Higdon
Warsaw Center board chair and Riot Games Global Head of Communication for esports
Kara Buckley
Warsaw alumna and former head of Visa Olympic Marketing
Akash Jain
Warsaw alumnus and NFL Vice President of International Development
Barbara Blangiardi
Fox Sports Senior Vice President of Marketing and Partnerships
Tom Kelley
Head of Nike North American retail
Bob Warsaw
Brother of Warsaw Center founder Jim Warsaw
Mike Belcher
T-Mobile Vice President of Sponsorship and Entertainment Marketing