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Curtis Polk
Vice Chairman
Curtis Polk is the Vice Chairman of the Charlotte Bobcats. In addition,
he manages the financial and business affairs of Michael Jordan and his
related companies. Prior to working exclusively for Mr. Jordan in 2001,
he was an Executive Vice President of SFX Sports and was President of
its related financial services affiliate SFX Financial Advisory Management
Enterprises. He founded Falk Associates Management Enterprises (FAME)
with David Falk in 1992.
In May 1998, FAME merged with SFX Entertainment, the country’s leading
producer, promoter and presenter of live entertainment events. Polk was
involved in the integration and consolidation of all the sports properties
under the SFX Entertainment umbrella into a single business entity.
During the summer of 1996, Polk negotiated four of the five highest contracts
in NBA history. He negotiated Alonzo Mourning’s $105 million contract with
the Miami Heat and Dikembe Mutombo’s $56 million contract with the Atlanta Hawks. Polk was the key player in
asserting Juwan Howard’s rights during the contract dispute between the NBA and the Miami Heat; he subsequently
negotiated Howard’s $105 million deal with the Washington Bullets. He assisted David Falk in negotiating Michael
Jordan’s record-setting contracts in 1996 and 1997.
Polk served as Co-Producer of Space Jam, starring Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes. Space Jam, Warner Bros.
first full-length film featuring the Looney Tunes, grossed a record-setting $29.3 million during its opening weekend.
Polk also was an Executive Producer of Michael Jordan to the Max, an IMAX format movie released in May 2000.
A 1981 graduate of the University of Maryland, Polk earned his law degree at the National Law Center at George
Washington University in 1988 and served on the Center’s Law Review. Polk was named to the Sporting News’
“100 Most Powerful People in Sports” list in 1997 and 1998. He was also selected to the Sports Business Journal’s
“40 Under 40” in 1999.
The 51-year old Polk began his career as a Certified Public Accountant for Touche Ross and Co. in Washington,
DC in 1983.
Polk and his wife, Amanda, are involved in many Washington charities including Johns Hopkins affiliate, Suburban
Hospital, Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN) and DC Humane Society.
Bill Duffy
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
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Bill Duffy is in his second year as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial & Administrative Officer of Bobcats Sports & Entertainment,
having joined the club on a full-time basis in August 2010. Prior to that,
Duffy spent 17 months assisting the organization, first as a consultant
and then as interim Chief Financial Officer. In his current role, Duffy
oversees the finance, human resources, legal, information technology and
arena administration departments.
Duffy’s career in the sports industry spans more than 23 years with
experience at the franchise level in the NBA, NFL and NHL, as well as a
stint in the NFL league office where he helped design and implement the
league’s salary cap.
Duffy entered the sports industry in 1988 as Treasurer of the Miami
Dolphins and Robbie Stadium Corp. He spent six years with the Dolphins,
before being named Director of Compliance for the NFL Management Council. He returned to the team side in
1996 as Vice President of Business Operations and Chief Financial Officer for the San Francisco 49ers, then
moved to the Buffalo Bills in 1999 as Executive Vice President of Administration.
In 2001, Duffy was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the NHL’s Florida Panthers.
After two years with the Panthers, he joined Atlanta Spirit LLC, which owned and operated the Atlanta Hawks,
Atlanta Thrashers and Philips Arena. While in Atlanta, Duffy became a Principal in The Aspire Group, a global
sports and entertainment firm with clients in the NBA, NHL, NCAA, Canadian Football League and Major League
Baseball. Through The Aspire Group, Duffy initially joined the Bobcats as a consultant and interim CFO.
A Certified Public Accountant, Duffy earned an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a Master’s
degree from New York University. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Assistance League of Charlotte.
Duffy and his wife, Cathryn, have two daughters, Erin and Caitlin.
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