Board of Advisors
Matt Kauffman
Founder and CEO at Insight Sports
Previously served as the Vice President of Brands, Properties, and Technologies at Wasserman. Additionally served as Head of Brand Experiences and Marketing Partnerships at Intel and Head of Sports and Entertainment Partnerships at Visa
Co-Chair of University of Michigan Sport Management Advisory Board
MSCG’s External Advisor for the last 6 years
Mary Kryska
Partner/Principal of Technology
Consulting at EY
13 years focusing on risk analytics in the automotive, oil and gas, healthcare, telecommunications, government & private sectors, and other industries
Leads engagements in strategy, data management, business intelligence, and advanced analytics
Graduated from University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in Statistics
Ally Futterman
Manager of Naming Rights at the New York Mets
Started with the Mets as an intern in 2014, returned for summer of 2015, and have been fulltime on the Corporate Partnerships Team since June of 2016
Sport Management Class of 2016; on campus was VP of SBA, 2015 MSBC Student Planning Committee, Varsity Women’s Rowing
NYC born and bred
Daniel Schachne
General Manager of Jordan Sport, North America at Nike
Previously served as the Director of Strategy for Nike Basketball and Global Strategic Planning Manager at Nike. Additionally served as a Senior Account Executive and a Specialist in Marketing Solutions for the NBA
Graduated from University of Michigan’s Sport Management Program in 2009
Received Harvard MBA in 2017
Tyrone Brooks
Senior Director of Front Office and Field Staff Diversity Pipeline Program at MLB
Began his baseball career as an intern with the Atlanta Braves, culminating with him serving as the Director of Baseball Administration.Also served as a Professional Scout with the Cleveland Indians, and as Director of Baseball Operations and Director of Player Personnel with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Founder of the Baseball Industry Network
University of Maryland Alumnus, double-major in Accounting and Marketing
Aaron Seabron
General Manager of US Sports and Creation Center Portland at adidas
Previously served as the Director of North America Wholesale Strategy at Adidas. Additionally served as a Senior Associate Marketing Manager at General Mills and as an Investment Banking Analyst at Lehman Brothers
Graduate of the University of Michigan, Sport Management & Communication Major
Earned an MBA from Cornell in 2012