Bobby Sharma
Encyclopedia
Bobby Sharma is Senior Vice President, Global Business Development, Basketball for IMG (company), the premier global sports and media company. Sharma oversees the growth of IMG's basketball business around the world, including the emerging economies of India
and Brazil
.
in 1995 and received a law degree from Duke University School of Law
in 1998.
from July 2002 until December 2010. He managed league and team businesses for the NBA's minor league, overseeing various business, legal, and basketball operational matters, including all agreements, league policies & procedures, and related initiatives such as expansion and international consulting. Prior to his time with the NBA, Sharma served on the presidential campaign staff of former U.S. Senator, and Basketball Hall of Famer, Bill Bradley
, and as a litigation attorney in Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA, and New York, NY, including the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore
in Manhattan.
. In October 2010, Sharma was given the Corporate Counsel Award by the South Asian Bar Association of New York. In January 2011, he was given the Sports Counsel of the Year award by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel, having previously been nominated in 2008. In March 2011, Sharma received the Rising Star Executive award from Media Partners Global & Korn/Ferry International.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
Education
Sharma graduated from Duke UniversityDuke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
in 1995 and received a law degree from Duke University School of Law
Duke University School of Law
The Duke University School of Law is the law school and a constituent academic unit of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States. One of Duke's 10 schools and colleges, the School of Law began as the Trinity College School of Law in 1868. In 1924, following the renaming of Trinity...
in 1998.
Career
Prior to joining IMG (company), Sharma was the Vice President & General Counsel of the NBA Development LeagueNBA Development League
The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001...
from July 2002 until December 2010. He managed league and team businesses for the NBA's minor league, overseeing various business, legal, and basketball operational matters, including all agreements, league policies & procedures, and related initiatives such as expansion and international consulting. Prior to his time with the NBA, Sharma served on the presidential campaign staff of former U.S. Senator, and Basketball Hall of Famer, Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley
William Warren "Bill" Bradley is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election.Bradley was born and raised in a suburb of St....
, and as a litigation attorney in Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA, and New York, NY, including the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is a prominent American law firm based in New York City, with an additional office in London. The second oldest firm in the country, Cravath was founded in 1819 and consistently ranks first among the world's most prestigious law firms according to a survey of partners,...
in Manhattan.
Awards
In March 2009, Sharma was named one of the 25 Most Influential South Asian Executives in the Media & Entertainment Industry by Korn/Ferry InternationalKorn/Ferry
Korn/Ferry International, headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world's largest executive search firm, and the largest publicly-traded search firm in the United States, with 76 offices in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and South Africa. Since the firm's...
. In October 2010, Sharma was given the Corporate Counsel Award by the South Asian Bar Association of New York. In January 2011, he was given the Sports Counsel of the Year award by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel, having previously been nominated in 2008. In March 2011, Sharma received the Rising Star Executive award from Media Partners Global & Korn/Ferry International.