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Board of Governors & Life Trustees

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame BOARD of governors - OFFICERS

 

Jerry ColangeloChair

Julius ErvingVice Chair

James Vinick, Treasurer

Kathy Behrens, Secretary

John L. Doleva, President & CEO

 

Hyperlink denotes Hall of Fame Member 

 


Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Governors

Bob Beaudine
President & CEO
Eastman & Beaudine

Kathy Behrens
President - NBA
Social Responsibility/Player Programs
 

Greg Butler
Executive Vice President
& General Counsel
Eversource Energy
 

Alvin Chun
President
Counterpointe Solutions, Inc.
 

Frank Colaccino
Founder & CEO
The Colvest Group, Ltd.
 

Jerry Colangelo
Partner
JDM Partners, LLC
Elected to the Hall of Fame 2004
 

John L. Doleva (Ex Officio)
President & CEO
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

Cathy Engelbert
Commissioner
WNBA
 

Julius Erving
Founder & Managing Partner
Dr. J Enterprises
Elected to the Hall of Fame 1993
 

Dan Gavitt
Senior Vice President of Basketball
NCAA
 

Sheila Johnson
Founder & CEO Salamander Collection
Partner, Monumental Sports Entertainment

Rick Kelleher
Chairman and Former President & CEO
Pyramid Global Hospitality

Bill Koenig
President - NBA
Global Content & Media Distribution

Cynt Marshall
Founder & CEO
Marshalling Resources
 

Robert Naismith, MD (Ex Officio)
Great-grandson to Dr. James Naismith,
Inventor of the Game

Jim Puhala
Head of Product Solutions &
Regulatory Compliance
MassMutual
 

Byron Spruell
President - NBA
League Operations
 

Mark Tatum
Deputy Commissioner &
Chief Operating Officer - NBA
 

Jim Taubenfeld
President
Me Salve, Inc.
 

Thomas Tull
Managing Partner
TWG Global
 

Tara VanDerveer
Special Advisor to the Athletic Director
Stanford University
 

Rick Welts
CEO, Dallas Mavericks
Elected to the Hall of Fame 2018
 

James Vinick
Managing Director-Investments
Moors & Cabot, Inc.

 

 

NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME LIFE TRUSTEES

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Life Trustees is a distinguished group of long-serving and effective Board Members dating back to 1959. Life Trustees have consistently provided an extraordinary level of service and dedication to the Hall of Fame. Being named a “Life Trustee” is the highest honor a Hall of Fame Board member can receive reflecting a long term and passionate commitment to the organization. 

 

Val Ackerman

John W. Bunn*

David Beckerman

Junior Bridgeman

Jody Conradt

Robert Cousy

Mike Daly*

 

George Dickerman*

Wayne Embry

William Foster*

Dave Gavitt*

Curt Gowdy*

Russ Granik

Jim Host