Sports Business Institute Convergence Research
Several dozen sports business executives attended the event held at the Pacific Palms Resort on April 29, 2010. Among the attendees were SBI Advisory Board members, project funding partners, research interviewees, and their guests.
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Convergence Project Leads Courtney Brunious (l), Phil Wallace (rc), and Todd Jacobs (r), along with Institute Executive Director David Carter (lc). |
Institute Board Member and Chairman of Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, Bob Graziano, discusses the Advisory Board's role in the project. |
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Steve Simpson, SVP & GM, Fox Sports (l) and Dennis Kuhl, Chairman of Angels Baseball (r), relax during a break in the program. |
Institute Executive Director David Carter (l), Institute Board Member & Marshall Dean Jim Ellis (c), and Institute Board Member & USC Board of Trustees Chair Ed Roski (r). |
![]() Institute Board Member & Marshall Dean Jim Ellis delivers his remarks. |
Institute Board Member & USC Board of Trustees Chair Ed Roski delivers his remarks. |


Bill Simon, Senior Client Partner, Korn/Ferry International, discusses the funding partners' role in the project.
Institute Board Members Bob Graziano (l), Bill Shumard (lc), Gary Cypres (c), and John Nendick (rc), along with Institute Exectuive Director David Carter (r).

