Steve Belkin
Appearance
Steve Belkin | |
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Nationality | United States |
Education | B.A. Cornell University |
Occupation | businessman |
Known for | co-owner of the Atlanta Thrashers and Atlanta Hawks |
Steve Belkin is the founder of Trans National Group, travel and other services, especially to affinity groups.
Biography
Belkin was born to a Jewish family[1][2] and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated from Cornell University where he has served on the Board of Trustees and was named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year in 2004. In 2004 he became the largest individual shareholder and principal owner of Atlanta Spirit, LLC; the group that owned the Atlanta Thrashers and Atlanta Hawks. Belkin lives in Weston, an affluent Boston suburb.
References
- ^ Mendelsohn, Ezra Jews and the Sporting Life: Studies in Contemporary Jewry XXIII March 31, 2009
- ^ Boston Magazine: "Hoop Dreams" By Kris Frieswick May 2006
External links
- NBA.com biography
- Harvard Business School biography
- Cornell University biography
- Steve Belkin is a True Entrepreneur
Categories:
- Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management alumni
- Harvard Business School alumni
- American sports businesspeople
- National Basketball Association executives
- National Basketball Association owners
- National Hockey League executives
- National Hockey League owners
- Living people
- Jewish American sportspeople
- People from Weston, Massachusetts
- American business biography stubs