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Abraham Madkour

Abraham Madkour

Abraham Madkour brings more than 20 years of experience covering the business of sports and serves as Executive Editor of Sports Business Journal, Sports Business Daily/Global. He is responsible for shaping the editorial direction of the publications while managing the entire editorial staff. He also oversees the editorial content for the various conferences produced by the Sports Business Group, including the prestigious World Congress of Sports, Sports Business Awards and Forty Under 40 awards. Madkour writes weekly editorials and pro le features of the management and leadership strategies of leading industry executives. He is a frequent industry speaker and serves as the lead moderator and editorial spokesman at all of the company’s events.

Inside the decisions on SBA nominations

Selecting the nominees for our annual Sports Business Awards grows more and more difficult. The SBJ/SBD editorial staff studied and debated hundreds of companies and submissions over the past two months to come up with this list. It’s not the staff’s favorite exercise. But we grind through...

Drastic reform needed from NCAA, partners

An unmistakably loud and resounding chorus now is demanding that college athletes be able to profit from their own name. That’s one of a handful of changes needed to restore credibility to college athletics at a time when the enterprise is reeling from an FBI investigation....

‘Principles’ summit a lofty, noble start for NHL

"The goals are to shift behavior that will shift culture and to do better. We believe we can set the example for other sports for aligning thoughts and principles around hockey.” That’s how Pat LaFontaine , NHL vice president of hockey development and community affairs, opened...