Sports Business Conference Leadership Team

Sunil DavÉ - Overall Conference Chair & Logistics

• Program: JD-MBA
• Graduation: 2013
• Previous Experience: Sunil spent three years in leveraged finance investment banking, three years in credit hedge funds and one year in technology business development.  He has also worked with Priority Sports & Entertainment, the Chicago Fire, the Indiana Pacers and the Los Angeles Clippers.

Chris Speelman

• Program: 2Y Full-Time MBA
• Graduation: 2014
• Previous Experience: Chris was the director of the largest Greek Letter Foundation in the country.

Aaron Villaroya

• Program: 2Y Full-Time MBA
• Graduation: 2014
• Previous Experience: Aaron spent five years in real estate development and acquisitions.  He also co-founded a healthcare services company.

Nicole Schmidt - Marketing Chair

• Program: 2Y Full-Time MBA
• Graduation: 2013
• Previous Experience: Nicole spent five years as a strategy consultant with the Monitor Group, focused on consumer marketing in CPG and pharmaceuticals.  This past summer she was an Executive Development Fellow – Brand Management with the Cleveland Indians

Alex Kenley

• Program: 2Y Full-Time MBA
• Graduation: 2014
• Previous Experience: Alex worked for three years in Deloitte’s Strategy & Operations consulting practice with a focus on post-merger integrations for financial services institutions.  Alex has mastered being involved in obscure competitive sports: prior to being a varsity diver for the University of North Carolina he was a competitive trampolinist and power tumbler. 

Andrew Whalen

• Program: 2Y Full-Time MBA
• Graduation: 2014
• Previous Experience: Andy worked in Investment Management: Corporate and Municipal Fixed Income Research at Travelers.

Sean Moran - Speaker Chair

• Program: 2Y Full-Time MBA
• Graduation: 2013
• Previous Experience: Sean worked for 6 years in management consulting and business development experience.  As a part of a go-to-market strategy transformation, he was an expert focused on expanding ZS Associate's service offering outside their core base of business; industries served include oil & gas, for-profit education, lodging, industrial products and high-tech.

Mauricio Dana

• Program: MMM (MBA + Masters in Engineering Management)
• Graduation: 2014
• Previous Experience: Mauricio worked as a management consultant at A.T. Kearney in Mexico City, participating in projects for the aerospace, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, government, cosmetic and retail industries.

Joshua Hsu

• Program: 2Y Full-Time MBA
• Graduation: 2014
• Previous Experience: Joshua worked for three years in Brand Management at Kraft Foods on Capri Sun and Gevalia brands.  He also spent over one year in Brand Management/Marketing at the Cleveland Indians with focus on data-driven marketing.

Ed Comerford - Finance Chair

• Program: 2Y Full-Time MBA
• Graduation: 2013
• Previous Experience: Ed worked in portfolio management for Hall Capital Partners, a private wealth management firm and also founded two real estate investment funds.

Ankit Bishnoi - Sponsorship Chair

• Program: 2Y Full-Time MBA
• Graduation: 2013
• Previous Experience: Ankit was a senior associate at Columbia Capital, a venture capital firm focused on investments in the media & telecom sectors.  He is also the co-founder of a blog about Georgetown Basketball that is hosted by SB Nation.

Matt Langsen

• Program: 2Y Full-Time MBA
• Graduation: 2013
• Previous Experience: Matt was previously a Senior Associate Consultant at Putnam Associates. In 2012 he was a Summer Associate at Bain & Company in Boston, where he will work full-time after graduation.  Hailing from Tennessee, Matt is a die-hard fan of the Memphis Grizzlies, Tennessee Titans and Vanderbilt Commodores (his alma mater).

Pete Vranderic

• Program: 2Y Full-Time MBA
• Graduation: 2014
• Previous Experience: Pete was a Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity attorney for Vinson & Elkins LLP in Dallas.