Salvatore Galatioto | Participant, "Calling the Shots: Investing in Sports"
Salvatore Galatioto is the president and founder of Galatioto Sports Partners, the leading firm in the sports finance and advisory business. For more than 30 years, he has overseen engagements in more than 125 transactions in the major US professional sports leagues. Prior to forming GSP in 2005, he was managing director and head of Lehman Brothers’ Sports Advisory & Finance Group, which was founded upon his joining that firm in 2001. In 1993, Sal joined Société Générale and established the Sports Advisory Group in 1997. Since 2002, he has served as an adjunct associate professor of Business at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
During his career, Sal has earned numerous accolades for his work and commitment to the industry. In 2010, he was crowned the “King of Sports M&A” by Bloomberg Businessweek and was also named one of the “50 Most Influential People in Sports Business” by the Sports Business Journal. His presence within the industry makes him a frequent speaker at conferences for high net worth investors, such as the Family Office Roundtable, the Family Office Association Summit and TIGER 21. In 2018, he was named one of Sports Business Journal’s six “Champions: Pioneers & Innovators in Sports Business” and was honored at the 2018 World Congress of Sports.