Rams to Host Dave Checketts as Guest Speaker
Rams Athletics to Host Dave Checketts as Guest Speaker
Location: Little Theatre
Date: Tuesday, October 21st
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Farmingdale, N.Y. – The Farmingdale State
College Athletic Department is proud to announce that David
Checketts, chairman of SCP Worldwide, will speak on Tuesday,
October 21st. Mr. Checketts will be the guest speaker for all
student-athletes, Sports Management students and Business students
at the College from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m in the Little
Theatre.
David Checketts’ biography covers areas of sports media,
entertainment and major businesses around the world. He is
currently the Chairman of SCP Worldwide, founded in 2001, and is
known as one of the most heralded sports, media and entertainment
executives. Under his direction, his company most recently acquired
the St. Louis Blues of the NHL, to add to his many other assets.
Mr. Checketts also serves on the Board of Directors of JetBlue
Airways, serving as the Chairman, Compensation Committee for
JetBlue.
Mr. Checketts began his career at Madison Square Garden as
President of the New York Knicks in 1991. He eventually became
President and Chief Executive Officer of MSG, where he oversaw all
operations of one of the most powerful sports and entertainment
companies globally, including “The Worlds Most Famous
Arena” and its three sports franchises, the New York
Knickerbockers, the New York Rangers and the New York Liberty. MSG,
under his 10-year leadership, was named Arena of the Year for six
straight years, but he holds most pride in establishing the MSG
“Cheering for Children” foundation which created after
school programs for thousands of New York City school children.
In 1983, Mr. Checketts was named President and General Manager of
the Utah Jazz and at 28 years old became the youngest chief
executive in the history of the NBA. During his six year tenure,
the team captured two Midwest Division titles and enjoyed a
multi-million dollar economic turnaround.
A Utah native, Mr. Checketts did his undergraduate studies at the
University of Utah and earned his MBA from Brigham Young Univeristy
(BYU) in 1981, where he graduated with top honors. He resides in
Connecticut with his wife Deb. They have six children and two
grandchildren.
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