Featured speaker Jonathan Beane, Esq., Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the National Football League, was born in Rochester and graduated from Dartmouth College and the University of Buffalo Law School.  He also holds a Master of Studies in Law in Taxation from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in business administration from UB.  He served in a similar position for media giant 21st Century Fox prior to his work at the NFL.

As the chief diversity and inclusion official at the NFL, he has insight into the impact of these concepts on the nation’s top sports league and other sports as well.  He will discuss his own work as an attorney in the entertainment industry and his career as an advocate for the League and its players in matters related to diversity and inclusion for all.

Moderators:  Siddharth Bahl, Esq., Harter Secrest & Emery LLP and Kim Shimomura, Esq., Harter Secrest & Emery LLP.