Westporter Jeff White will be speaking at the Westport Center for Senior Activities on Friday at 1:15 p.m. on the subject “Finance in Professional Sports.”
White is the second presenter in the popular series sponsored by the Friends of the Westport Senior Center featuring local sports personalities. As with all Friends activities, this series is offered free of charge.
White has had a long and distinguished career as a leading financial advisor to sports franchises as well as lenders and investors in sports and media.
He spent 11 years as chief financial officer of Major League Baseball before founding his own advisory firm in 2002, Fare Play Inc. His present and past clients include the Boston Red Sox; Madison Square Garden, Fenway Sports Group, Liberty Media, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and private investors and equity groups.
White earlier spent 12 years at CBS Inc., where he served as vice president of finance for CBS News and also was chief financial officer for Broadcast Music, Inc.
White and his wife Susan have lived in Westport since 1981. He currently serves as chairman of Westport Baseball and Softball.
To reserve a space for the talk, contact the Westport Center for Senior Activities at (203)341-5098. The center is located at 21 Imperial Ave.
