Kurt Badenhausen joined Sportico in March of 2021 is its sports valuations reporter. Prior to joining Sportico, he spent 23 years at Forbes, where he co-engineered Forbes’ annual sports team valuations and launched numerous initiatives at the company, including annual features on brand valuations, best banks and top business schools. He profiled a bunch of athletes who go by one name: LeBron, Serena, Shaq, Danica and others for the magazine.
Prior to joining Forbes, Kurt worked at Financial World magazine, where his coverage focused on investing, mutual funds and the business of sports. He graduated from Colgate University with a degree in history and resides in New Jersey with his wife, two sons and black lab.