Board of Governors & Trustees
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame BOARD of governors - OFFICERS
Jerry Colangelo, Chairman
Julius Erving, Vice-Chairman
James Vinick, Treasurer
Kathy Behrens, Secretary
John 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
President & CEO
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Cathy Engelbert
Commissioner
WNBA
Julius Erving
Founder & Managing Partner
Dr. J Enterprises
Hall of Fame Class of 1993
Dan Gavitt
Senior Vice President of Basketball
NCAA
Rick Kelleher
Chairman and Former President & CEO
Pyramid Global Hospitality
Bill Koenig
President - NBA
Global Content & Media Distribution
Robert Naismith
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
Rick Welts
Principal; 7Rings Consulting
Private Equity Advisor, Sixth Street Group
Hall of Fame Class of 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.
Joe LoBello*
(*Deceased)