Manhattanville Announces New Sports Analytic Institute
Purchase, NY--Manhattanville College, in conjunction with its Graduate Sports Business Management program announces the establishment of the Manhattanville Sports Analytic Institute. The goals of the Institute are to utilize objective, data-based analysis to address contemporary issues facing the business of sports, which will be of value to sports teams, leagues, player unions, agents, sponsors and other sports-related entities. It will be headed by Manhattanville adjunct professor Vince Gennaro (vagennaro@aol.com).
“The Sports Analytic Institute is a natural evolution for us, as it will draw heavily on the resources we’ve assembled that form the foundation of our leading sports management program. It’s a great opportunity for our students and faculty to showcase their thought leadership to the sports community,” according to Dave Torromeo, Director of the Graduate Sports Business Management program.
The Manhattanville Sports Analytic Institute has named Adjunct Professor Vince Gennaro as its Executive Director. Gennaro, author of Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball, is a consultant to several Major League Baseball teams and a former Division President at PepsiCo. “I’m excited to help Manhattanville realize its vision of being a leader in sports education and look forward to working with our faculty and students to partner with the sports community to bring quantitative analysis to the forefront in dealing with today’s business challenges,” said Gennaro.
The Graduate Sports Business Management program at Manhattanville College leads to a Masters of Science degree, providing its students with the necessary knowledge and business skills to assume a leadership role in sports management. The course work provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of sport management intended to provide a thorough foundation in sport and business, while allowing flexibility for students to explore a wide variety of opportunities within the field.
SBM graduates have found full time employment in college athletics, with the New York Yankees, USTA, Metropolitan Golf, WWE and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Under SBM there was created a Center of Ethics in Sport at Manhattanville (CESAM) which examines the perennial issues and questions confronting the sports industry that impact conduct, character and community and to challenge individuals to maintain the ideal social and spiritual conditions in furthering the cause of athletics. There have been many notable speakers coming to the program such as author and radio host Rick Wolff, Rob Manfred, SVP Labor Relations for MLB, Peter Ruocco, SVP Labor Relations for the NFL, Kevin Hallinan, former SVP of MLB, Michael Tusiani, Vice President of Corporate Sales & Sponsorships, New York Yankees and Tom McGovern, U.S. Director of Sports Media OMD, Omnicom Media Group.
For a sample of research work completed by Mville students under Gennaro’s guidance, please feel free to contact Dave Torromeo. Manhattanville College was founded in 1841 and its mission is to educate students to become ethically and socially responsible leaders for the global community.