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Jeffrey A. Schwartz (born February 24, 1964, in New Haven, Connecticut) is President and Founder of Excel Sports Management, a full-service sports management and marketing agency. He represents a number of NBA superstars, including [[Paul Pierce]], [[Deron Williams]], [[Kemba Walker]], [[Kevin Love]], [[Tyson Chandler]], [[Lamar Odom]] and [[Jason Kidd]], among others. |
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== Background == |
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Schwartz grew up in New Haven, Connecticut. He earned his B.A. at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and Juris Doctor at Temple University Law School in Philadelphia.<ref>http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/08/20/sports/doc4c6def58a4898858336281.txt?viewmode=default</ref> In 1990, Schwartz had a judicial clerkship for a federal bankruptcy judge in Los Angeles. He then joined Connecticut law firm Cummings & Lockwood as an associate in the commercial litigation department. |
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== Career As Sports Agent == |
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Schwartz began his sports management career in 1992 at International Management Group (IMG) managing the careers of tennis greats [[Pete Sampras]], [[Marcelo Rios]] and [[Martina Hingis]]. After seven years at IMG, he joined Artists Management Group (AMG) and built the athlete division into a multi-sport company representing top athletes in tennis, basketball, golf, hockey and baseball. In 2000, Schwartz was named the 15th Most Influential Person in Tennis by Tennis Magazine.<ref>http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2000/02/23/The-Back-Of-The-Book/THE-WILLIAMS-FAMILY-SITS-ATOP-TENNIS-POWER-BROKER-LIST.aspx?hl=AMG%20Sports&sc=0</ref> |
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== Excel Sports Management == |
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Schwartz established Excel Sports Management in 2002 as a full-service management and marketing business. To date, he has negotiated more than $1 billion in contracts and is consistently ranked one of the top two basketball agents in terms of contract revenue. |
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Schwartz has forged millions of dollars in endorsement deals, including those with Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, 361°, Spalding, AT&T, KIA and Red Bull. |
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As of January 2012, HoopsHype.com ranked Schwartz as the #1 agent in basketball. In February 2010, Hoopsworld listed Schwartz as the 3rd Most Influential Agent in Basketball and the 33rd Most Influential Person in Basketball.<ref>http://www.hoopsworld.com/the-2010-most-influential-in-basketball</ref> |
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== Excel Growth == |
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In 2011, Schwartz expanded Excel into a multi-sport agency with the addition of baseball and golf agents, [[Casey Close]] and [[Mark Steinberg]].<ref>http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2011/07/11/Labor-and-Agents/Steinberg.aspx</ref> Close brought several clients to Excel, including [[Derek Jeter]], [[Ryan Howard]] and [[Derrek Lee]]. Steinberg brought long-time client [[Tiger Woods]] to the agency. |
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== Personal life == |
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Schwartz serves on the Miami University Corporate Athletic Board and the Board of Directors for the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club.<ref>http://www.smbgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/BGCSM_2010-Annual-Report-Final.pdf</ref> |
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He resides in Westchester, NY, with his wife, Natalie, and their daughter, Sloane. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* http://www.excelsm.com/ |
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* http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2011/04/11/Labor-and-Agents/Close-joins-Schwartz.aspx |
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* http://www.excelsm.com/news/steinberg-woods-join-excel/2011/07/11 |
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* http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-07-12/sports/29993641_1_sports-law-mark-steinberg-law-school |
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* http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=6733383 |
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* http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/03/deron-williams-signs-with-new-agent-jeff-schwartz/ |
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* http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/08/20/sports/doc4c6def58a4898858336281.txt |
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* http://hoopshype.com/agents/jeff_schwartz.htm |
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* http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2012/02/03_representing-the-professional-athlete-2012.html |
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* http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-04-15/sports/29998264_1_jeff-schwartz-kemba-walker-signs |
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* http://www.hoopsworld.com/the-2010-most-influential-in-basketball |
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* http://www.draftexpress.com/agents/Jeff-Schwartz-53/ |
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* http://hoopshype.com/agents.htm |
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* http://www.businessinsider.com/on-to-the-next-one-gary-woodland-2012-1 |
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[[Category:1964 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:American sports agents]] |
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[[Category:People from New Haven, Connecticut]] |
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