BOARD OF ADVISORS
“I am amazed at the work GBF has been doing. We share a vision – to emphasize values and the community within sports – that one can be successful in sports with a conscience. GBF has been trying valiantly to create a seismic shift in the attitudes of celebrities and others toward philanthropy. I’ve seen how hard they work, the challenges they’ve faced. It takes real courage to try to change a culture. It’s an honor to serve on GBF’s Advisory Board.”
- Dr. Richard Lapchick
Chair | DeVos Sports Business Management Program
Director | Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, University of Central Florida
AL JOYNER
Olympic Gold Medalist
ALAN DERSHOWITZ
Defense Attorney; Author; Professor | Harvard Law School
ALEX ENGLISH
Member | NBA Hall of Fame
AMIR ARISON
Actor | Blacklist
ANN MEYERS DRYSDALE
Basketball Hall of Fame; Vice President | Phoenix Mercury
ARNOLD HIATT
Former CEO Stride Rite; President |The Stride-Rite Foundation
BEN GOLDHIRSH
Founder & CEO | Reason Pictures & Good Magazine
BILL WALTON (Deceased)
Member | NBA Hall of Fame
BOBBY VALENTINE
Former Manager | Boston Red Sox
CHARLES OGLETREE (Deceased)
Professor | Harvard Law School
CHRISTOPHER REEVE (Deceased)
Superman; Passionate Patient Advocate
DAVID ABRUTYN
Executive Vice President & Principal | Bruin Sports Capital
DEBBIE LEVIN
Executive Director | Environmental Media Association
FRAN AND JULES BELKIN
Entertainment Promoters | Belkin Productions
FRED CLAIRE
Former General Manager | Los Angeles Dodgers
HUNTER WALK
Head | YouTube for Good
IRA H. SILVERMAN
The Connector | Ira Silverman Communications
JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE
Olympic Gold Medalist
JAMAL MASHBURN
NBA All-Star; Entrepreneur; Philanthropist
JAMAAL WILKES
3-time NBA All Star; NBA Hall of Fame
JANET HILL
Partner, Vice President and Owner | Alexander and Associates
JED MARGOLIS
Executive Director | Emeritus Maccabi USA
JOHN H. MORTON
Former Senior Partner | Hale and Dorr, LLC
JONATHAN KOZOL
Author; Educator; Humanitarian
JOYCE KULHAWIK
Emmy-award Winning Arts & Entertainment Critic | JoycesChoices.com
KEN DORSEY
QB Coach | Buffalo Bills
KENNETH SHROPSHIRE
Adidas Distinguished Professor | Global Sport
CEO | Global Sport Institute, Arizona State University
KERRY FEDIGAN-CID
Vice President | Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate
LA’ROI GLOVER
Six-time All-Pro NFL Lineman Assistant Defensive Line Coach | New York Jets
LARRY KING (Deceased)
CNN Talk Show Host
LELAND FAUST
Founder & Chairman | CSI Capital
LESLEY VISSER
Highly Acclaimed No. 1 Female Sportscaster of All-time | ABC, CBS Sports | NFL Hall of Fame
LLOYD SHEFSKY
Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship | Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
MARCIA AARON
Trustee | University of Oregon
MICHAEL KLINGENSMITH
President and Publisher | Minneapolis Star-Tribune
MICHELE COURTON-BROWN
Chief Operating Officer | The Efficacy Institute
PAUL G. SCHERVISH
Professor | Emeritus, Sociology Department
Founding Director (retired) | Center on Wealth and Philanthropy, Boston College
PAUL WEILER (Deceased)
Professor | Harvard Law School
RABBI HAROLD KUSHNER (Deceased)
Best-selling Author and Rabbi
RICHARD LAPCHICK
Chair | DeVos Sports Business Management Graduate Program, University of Central Florida
ROY FIRESTONE
Television Personality | Biographer
SHANNON L. SCHUYLER
Corporate Responsibility Leader | PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
SHAY BILCHIK, JD
Research Professor/Center Director | Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University
STEPHEN A. GREYSER
Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration | Emeritus Harvard Business School
STEVEN GROSSMAN
Former Treasurer | State of Massachusetts
TERRIE WILLIAMS
President | The Terrie Williams Agency
ZEEV KLEIN
General Partner | Landmark Ventures