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CFA Society New York Lunch & Learn Series

Wednesday, January 14 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Overview

Join us for a complimentary Lunch and Learn Session featuring Insights from the Sports Finance Pioneer, Sal Galatioto:

  • A behind-the-scenes perspective on the business of sports finance
  • Explore how professional sports franchises have transformed into multi-billion-dollar global assets
  • Gain perspective on alternative investment opportunities emerging from sports, media, and entertainment

Professional Learning (PL) credits will be offered for this event.

Featured Speaker:

Salvatore Galatioto, President, Galatioto Sports Partners
Mr. Galatioto is President of Galatioto Sports Partners, the leading firm in the sports finance and advisory business. For more than 20 years, he has overseen engagements in more than 100 transactions in the major U.S. professional sports leagues as Financial Advisor, Arranger and Agent. Key clients and relationships include ownership and management of the Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Florida Panthers, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Giants, New York Yankees, Oakland A’s, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Tennessee Titans, Washington Nationals and many other high-profile franchises.
Before forming GSP in early 2005, he was a Managing Director and Head of the Lehman Brothers’ Sports Advisory & Finance Group, which was founded upon his arrival in 2001. The group was responsible for all corporate finance and advisory functions related to the sports industry. During his time at Lehman Brothers, Mr. Galatioto built on his prior relationships and experience to position the group as the premier franchise of its type on Wall Street.
Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, he was a Managing Director and Head of SG Cowen Securities Corporation’s Sports Advisory Group (SG Cowen was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Société Générale). Mr. Galatioto joined Société Générale in 1993 and established the Sports Advisory Group in 1997. Before taking that assignment, he was the Regional Manager of that institution’s East Coast Region, which encompassed one of its largest U.S. corporate lending units with over $5.2 billion in commitments.
Previously, Mr. Galatioto was employed by Westpac Banking Corporation from 1984-1993. His last position at Westpac was Senior Vice President and Manager of the Corporate Finance Unit, which focused on leveraged finance, debt restructuring and specialized insurance lending.
Mr. Galatioto holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Thunderbird School of Global Management with distinction and high honors and a Masters of International Relations with honors from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He graduated magna cum laude from Hunter College with a B.A. in History and in 2009 was voted into the Hunter College Hall of Fame. Mr. Galatioto served as a member of the Advisory Board of the World Congress of Sports from 2002 through 2007. He also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Business at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. In 2010, Mr. Galatioto was named one of Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal’s 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.  In 2018, he was named one of Sports Business Journal’s six “Champions: Pioneers & Innovators in Sports Business” and, accordingly, was honored at the 2018 World Congress of Sports.
 

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For over 80 years, CFA Society New York—formerly known as New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA)—has been a leading forum for the exchange of information among investment professionals. Our mission is to raise standards of practice in the industry for the ultimate benefit of society. Towards that goal, CFA Society New York content is curated by volunteer practitioner interest groups that strive to shape the future of the industry. A bold line exists between the financial support by organizations to maintain the quality of our programming and the selection of speakers who contribute to dialogue in our community. To that end, a ceaseless commitment to transparency is something we consider foundational to our cause.

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