John Kosner on Clubhouse

Bio

John Kosner is an internet pioneer and four-decade veteran of sports media. Today, he is president of Kosner Media, a digital media and sports consultancy.

In 2018, John and the late NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern created Micromanagement Ventures, a portfolio of sports technology start-ups focused on media, betting and player health. John continues to serve as an advisor to and an investor in the 15 current companies in Micromanagement Ventures which include WSC Sports, WHOOP, Overtime and Bit Fry Studios.

In addition, John is an advisor to the 890 5th Avenue Partners, Inc. SPAC as well as Sportradar, Molekule, Lumen, William Hill, EDO, the Big East Conference and the PRCA. He is a board member at 8 th Wall. John and his former NBA colleague Ed Desser negotiate sports media agreements for rightsholders and they write periodic columns for the Sports Business Journal and Sportico. John also does expert witness work, currently for Proskauer Rose LLP and Paul, Weiss LLP.

Previously, John led digital media at ESPN from 2003-2017, after stints at Sports Illustrated, the NBA, where he was in charge of U.S. broadcasting during the Dream Team era, CBS Sports and NBC Sports.