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Leadership Lessons Learned from Sports
Sponsor: Wharton Sports Business Initiative
Moderator: Kenneth Shropshire, David W. Hauck Professor; Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics
Panelists:  Robert H. Castellini, Mark B. Fisher, Gary Lieberman, Jeffrey R. Lurie
Thursday, April 12 - 10:00-11:15 a.m. :: Full Summit Schedule

The Wharton Sports Business Initiative is now almost three years old. One of the many things we have learned from this successful venture is that there are as many business lessons to be learned from sports for business as there are lessons to be learned from traditional industries for sports. Today's panel will examine a small segment of this cross-feeding by looking at business lessons from sports. The discussion will examine what successful business leaders have taken from their experiences in sports, either as a business or from the field of play, and have applied to business off of the field.

Panelists
:: Robert H. Castellini , WG'67
   Chairman and CEO
   Castellini Company

Robert Castellini is chairman of the Castellini Company. Previously, he was president and CEO of the Castellini Company from 1970-1992, and he was their executive vice president from 1967-1970. Prior to his work with the Castellini Company, Mr. Castellini served two years in the U.S. Army where he was First Lieutenant and received an Army Commendation Medal.

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Castellini is now the CEO of the Cincinnati Reds baseball club. He is also involved in numerous other activities, including being chairman of the board of Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa; a member of the Chief Executives Organizations; a member of the Knights of Malta and co-chairman for the Downtown Development Committee for the Cincinnati Business Committee, among many other interests and involvements in the community.

Mr. Castellini holds an AB in Economics from Georgetown University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

He and his wife, Susan, have four children and eight grandchildren.

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:: Mark B. Fisher , W'83
   President
   MBF Clearing Corp

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:: Gary Lieberman , WG'80
   President, West Side Advisors
   Part-Owner, New Jersey Nets

Gary Lieberman is the President of West Side Advisors. Previously, Mr. Lieberman was a senior managing director at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and the president of Bear Stearns Investment Advisors with overall responsibility for the advisory operations. Mr. Lieberman was formerly with Bear Stearns' mortgage specialist group where he worked with hedge funds since 1993. Prior to joining Bear Sterns, Mr. Lieberman received a BA from Emory University and a MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

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:: Jeffrey R. Lurie
   Owner
   Philadelphia Eagles Football Club

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