Advisory Board
Brian Fink
Brian is a Private Wealth Advisor for Morgan Stanley in Fairfield, Connecticut. He is part of a highly specialized team that works with wealthy families, entrepreneurs, and entertainers, helping them plan and manage all aspects of their finances. Brian specializes in comprehensive Wealth Analysis & Financial Forecasting, Private Client Liquidity Management, Customized Portfolio Management, Private Banking, Risk Management, and Wealth Protection. He is part of a team that manages and oversees over a quarter of a Billion Dollars in private client assets. Brian is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, where he majored in Political Science with a Minor in Economics.
Cedric Jones
Cedric Jones was the ACC’s career leading scorer in receiving (upon graduation) from Duke University. Jones served as a Co-Captain, was team MVP, First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference, and second team All-America as a senior at Duke. Jones played in the 1982 Senior Bowl. He was inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Jones was a third-round draft pick by Patriots in 1982. He played nine seasons and 120 games. Jones recorded 191 receptions for 2,703 yards (14.2 yards per catch) and 16 Touchdowns and he played in Super Bowl XX.
Jones has embarked on a successful post-playing career. In January 1989, he was an analyst as part of a three-person team which handled radio broadcast feeds to 230 markets for all major sporting events. In 1992, he became a financial consultant and vice president with H.B. Hadley & Associates in Raleigh, NC.
Jones re-joined the NFL in 1993 as the manager of youth programs, developing programs and marketing strategies for youth education programs in all NFL cities. Since August 1994, Jones served as senior manager of club marketing, director of club marketing, director of consumer products, senior director of consumer products-on field operations and NFL coaches club, and senior director of the NFL Youth Football department.
The Youth Football Department managed all League Youth football-related activities and continued to build national awareness for youth football through promotional activities.
The department’s responsibilities included directing and growing key programs, such as NFL Flag, Punt Pass & Kick, Junior Player Development, and coordinating youth football initiatives with NFL clubs and players. The department supported and guided league financial investments in youth football through the Youth Football Fund and other NFL sources, and works closely with the NFL Players Association, the new USA FOOTBALL organization, and other key youth football stakeholders.
Jones currently serves as the Director of Athletics for the New York Athletic Club where he oversees 20 sports and two athletic facilities. He is the first African-American to hold that position.
Jones is a former member of the Duke Alumni Board of Directors, former member of the Duke Athletic Council, member of USA Football Board of Directors, member of National Advisory Board of Parents’ Choice, and former member of the Northeast Region Board of Directors Boy Scouts of America.
Jones resides in Greenwich, CT, and is married to Suzy Abrams Jones. They have four children: Cori, Cameron, Colin and Connor.
Juliet Gilliam
Juliet Gilliam joined ESPN in October 1998. She established the corporate outreach arm of the corporate communications division where she is responsible for program development as well as the production of the network’s corporate public service initiative, Team ESPN. In addition, Ms. Gilliam directs the overall administration of the philanthropic initiatives for ESPN, including community relations, cause-related marketing, corporate giving, and global outreach efforts. Prior to her position in corporate outreach, Ms. Gilliam was responsible for the strategic development and implementation of sponsorship marketing programs and grassroots promotions for ESPN proprietary events as well as those events in which ABC Sports maintained marketing rights.
Prior to joining ESPN, Ms. Gilliam worked with NBC and MSNBC in the corporate communications department where she provided media relations, community affairs, and internal communications support to senior network management, producers, talent, and NBC owned and operated stations.
As Promotions Manager for the DC Committee to Promote Washington and DC Mayor’s Office of Tourism and Promotions from 1994-1997, Ms. Gilliam managed corporate sponsorship programs, coordinated public relations campaigns, and developed grassroots promotions for Worldfest and Taste of DC International Food and Music Festivals. While working with the DC Committee to Promote Washington and the Office of Tourism, she created and produced event promotions for the DC Olympic Torch Relay Celebration, Disney’s Anniversary Celebration, and also worked with the DC Office of Motion Pictures and TV Development.
From 1992-1994, Ms. Gilliam was responsible for providing assistance with tourism campaigns for the 1992 Presidential Inaugural activities as well as providing media relations, sponsorship, and event management consultation to more than 40 city wide festival organizers for their events.
Ms. Gilliam is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park where she obtained a M.A. Journalism-Public Relations, and she earned a B.A. in English Arts from Hampton University in Hampton, VA. Her professional affiliations include the National Association of Multi-Ethnicity in Communications, Association of Cable Communicators, Women in Cable and Telecommunications, International Association of Business Communicators, NY Women in Film and Television, National Association of Black Journalists, The Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals and the International Events Group, Inc. In 1998, she was recognized as a Fellow of the Walter Kaitz Foundation and she was a 2001 recipient of the Harlem YMCA Salute to Black Achievers in Industry Award for ABC, Inc. She is a 2002 Fellow of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute for Women In Cable and Telecommunications and was selected as a recipient of the 2008 “25 Influential Black Women in Business” by The Network Journal.
Lisa P. Wolf
With her engaging leadership style and 20+ years of experience, Lisa Wolf has been consistently sought after as a key executive and adviser to numerous global organizations. Her professional work has encompassed businesses in sports, media & entertainment, technology, financial services, and retail companies. Lisa has applied her business background and cross-functional strengths to enable corporations to meet their challenges and set up new initiatives to positively impact the bottom line. Her valuable business acumen comes from a breadth of skills and experience including; corporate strategy and mission statement, organizational development and board initiatives, licensing and legal issues, and cost management, and procurement strategies.
As the President and visionary leader of the Manhattan-based LPG Group LLC since 1998, Lisa specializes in marketing, management, executive coaching, and diversity-related projects, and has achieved major successes with well-known professional athletic associations, media clients, venture capital firms, top retailers, and financial institutions. Her high-level initiatives, combined with her marketing and business savvy, have allowed her clients to flourish.
As the Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategic/Business Planning, for World Wrestling Entertainment (formerly Titan Sports/WWF) from 1992 until 1998, Lisa was a confidant to the CEO, President and executive senior management of this fast growing, multi-hundred million dollar global sports entertainment company, where she applied her expertise in strategic planning, talent relations, media sales, sponsorships, licensing, and community relations.
As a key Executive/Business Consultant for The Discovery and Learning Channel from 1990 until 1992, she concentrated on strategic planning and sales/marketing divisional operations.
As a Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Organizational Development and key advisor to the firm’s principal at Cadence Design System / Gateway Design Automation from 1988 until 1990, Lisa played a pivotal role in bringing together varied cultures and executive staff, leading the company through M&A stages of organizational growth to a position as a worldwide leader in design automation.
As Senior Vice President of Employment, Training and Staffing with Monet, Inc. (former subsidiary of General Mills) from 1983 until 1988, Lisa worked closely with the chairman and president, served as a major change agent, and focused on strategic leadership, organizational development, and executive team building for this global manufacturer of costume jewelry.
Lisa’s leadership in prominent charities includes Chair of the Homeless Veterans of New York City organization, where she created a very strong board of directors through her relationships within the entertainment, sports, and venture capital communities. As Chair, Lisa spearheaded the raising millions of dollars over a five year period.
Lisa has a Masters degree in Business and Counseling from Suffolk University and a Bachelors in Business from Boston University. She has served as an Adjunct Faculty Member at New York University’s Management Institute. Lisa is also a licensed therapist/sports therapist.
