Mark Tatum was appointed NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer on Feb. 1, 2014, following unanimous approval by the NBA Board of Governors.
Tatum, who joined the NBA in 1999, is responsible for the NBA’s global business and league operations, including international strategy, partnerships, events, team business, grassroots and elite basketball development, and communications.
Prior to joining the NBA, Tatum worked for Major League Baseball in Corporate Sponsorship, Pepsi-Cola Company in their Sports Marketing department, the Clorox Company as a Regional Sales Manager, and Procter & Gamble in sales management.
Tatum sits on numerous boards including General Motors (NYSE:GM), USA Basketball, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, LA 2028 Summer Olympics, and Harvard Business School Board of Dean’s Advisors. He also serves on the Boards of NBA China, NBA Africa and the NBA Social Justice Coalition in addition to serving as the President of the NBA Foundation. He is a board member and former chair of the Harvard Business School Club of New York, and a member of the Executive Leadership Council, a national organization that empowers African-American corporate leaders to make impactful contributions.
Tatum received a B.S. in Business Management from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard University.