Event Description:
Benjamin Franklin was famous for many things. Among his many accomplishments was the establishment of a regular meeting of friends and colleagues designed to discuss and debate relevant issues of his time. He called this group a Junto.
In the truest tradition of Ben Franklin's Juntos, WPEAG holds a series of Lunch and Learn events to stimulate discussion regarding relevant topics of our time.
Our next Junto will be held on
Thursday, March 25th and we are honored to have as our featured guest Mr. Doug Perlman, Founder and CEO of Sports Media Advisors. SMA is a boutique advisory, consulting and investment firm focused on the television and digital media industries as they relate to sports. Mr. Perlman will discuss the current state of this industry as well as the current investing environment in the Sports Media field.
Because of the intimate nature of the event, attendance is limited to 20 people on a first come basis. The event is open to all Wharton Club members but WPEAG members will receive first priority.
Date and Time:
Thursday, March 25, 2010
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location:
Penn Club
30 West 44th Street
New York, New York 10036
Cost:
(includes lunch)
$75 non-members
$50 Wharton club members
(WCNY basic membership costs $95/yr at
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Speaker's Bio:
Doug Perlman
Founder and CEO, Sports Media Advisors
Doug Perlman is a veteran sports media executive who had senior leadership positions at companies such as the National Hockey League and IMG before founding Sports Media Advisors (SMA). SMA is a boutique advisory, consulting and investment firm focused on the television and digital media industries as they relate to sports. Clients include a wide variety of domestic and international entities consisting of established TV networks, financial institutions, digital start-ups, sports industry leaders and companies that are new to the space. Perlman is viewed as an industry leader who, among other things, has been named to the Sports Business Journal's Forty Under 40 three times, earned a spot in their Hall of Fame, and been recognized by The Sporting News as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Sports.
Perlman began his career as an attorney at Proskauer Rose, a leading global law firm with the nation's top sports law practice and focused on sports and entertainment law before joining the National Hockey League, a firm client, as Associate Counsel. Shortly after his arrival at the NHL in 1995, the League first began to pursue opportunities in the new world of digital media. Perlman played a critical role in the negotiation and structuring of the League's seminal digital rights deal and soon segued into a business role focusing on the League's digital media efforts. He has been involved in the world of sports and digital media virtually since it began.
Perlman spent more than 10 years at the NHL serving in a variety of capacities, ultimately heading up all of the League's well-regarded television and digital media efforts as Executive Vice President, Media and a member of the Commissioner's senior management team. In this role he was responsible for the League's network television deals and partnerships, led the launch of the League's cable network (The NHL Network) and oversaw all aspects of the League's digital businesses, including rights negotiations, business development, production and sales.
Following the NHL, Perlman made a highly publicized move to IMG, a global leader in the sports, entertainment and media industry. Perlman was appointed President of IMG Media, North America where he again oversaw the television and digital media businesses including strategy, rights negotiations, new business initiatives, production and distribution. He was also a member of IMG's six -member global leadership team. Since leaving IMG in 2008, Perlman has been functioning as an advisor and investor in and around the sports media space.
Perlman is a graduate of Duke University where he received a BA, cum laude, in political science and of the University of Virginia where he received his J.D. He lives in New Canaan, CT with his wife, Lisa, and their three boys.
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