Salvatore Galatioto

Sal Galatioto is the President and Founder of Galatioto Sports Partners, the leading firm in the sports finance and advisory business. For 27 years, he has overseen engagements in more than 100 transactions in the major U.S. professional sports leagues. Prior to forming GSP in 2005, he was Managing Director and head of Lehman Brothers' Sports Advisory & Finance Group, which was founded upon his joining that firm in 2001. In 1993, Sal joined Société Générale and established the Sports Advisory Group in 1997.  

During his career, Sal has earned numerous accolades for his work and commitment to the industry. In 2010, he was crowned the "King of Sports M&A" by Bloomberg Businessweek and was also named one of the "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business" by the Sports Business Journal. His presence within the industry makes him a frequent speaker at conferences for high net worth investors, such as the Family Office Roundtable, Family Office Association Summit and TIGER 21. In 2018, he was named one of Sports Business Journal's six "Champions: Pioneers & Innovators in Sports Business" and was honored at the 2018 World Congress of Sports.  

Sal holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Thunderbird School of Global Management with distinction and high honors and a Masters of International Relations with honors from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He graduated magna cum laude from Hunter College with a B.A. in History and was also a Herbert H. Lehman Fellow. In 2009 he was voted into the Hunter College Hall of Fame. In addition, he completed the Northwestern University/Kellogg Graduate School of Management Advanced Capital Markets and Management Program. Since 2002, Sal has served as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Business at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.