Full Name
K. Don Cornwell
Job Title
Co-founder & CEO
Company
Dynasty Equity
Speaker Bio
Prior to Dynasty Equity, Don was a Founding Partner at PJT Partners, a premier global advisory-focused investment bank and is now a member of their Board of Directors. Prior to PJT, Don worked at Morgan Stanley in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group and established a particularly focused area of expertise in media and entertainment, specifically in sports and gaming.
Don has worked on some of the largest and most complex sports and entertainment deals in the industry, including, the recapitalization of OneTeam Partners, the sale of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the sale of the Buffalo Bills, the sale of IMG to William Morris Endeavor, the sale of Perform Group to STATS Inc., a recapitalization of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the formation of Major League Baseball Advanced Media. In addition, he has served as a strategic advisor to the National Football League and the National Basketball Association on numerous occasions.
Prior to Morgan Stanley, Don worked at McKinsey & Co. as a management consultant and in corporate development for the National Football League. He sits on the Board of Trustees of the Harlem Children’s Zone, an education and social services organization in Central Harlem; the East Harlem Tutorial Program, an after-school program for children in East Harlem; the Board of Directors of New York Cares, New York City’s largest volunteer organization; and the VFILES Foundation, an organization with the mission to increase business ownership for creators in underrepresented communities.
Don received an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and an AB in Government from Harvard College.
Don has worked on some of the largest and most complex sports and entertainment deals in the industry, including, the recapitalization of OneTeam Partners, the sale of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the sale of the Buffalo Bills, the sale of IMG to William Morris Endeavor, the sale of Perform Group to STATS Inc., a recapitalization of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the formation of Major League Baseball Advanced Media. In addition, he has served as a strategic advisor to the National Football League and the National Basketball Association on numerous occasions.
Prior to Morgan Stanley, Don worked at McKinsey & Co. as a management consultant and in corporate development for the National Football League. He sits on the Board of Trustees of the Harlem Children’s Zone, an education and social services organization in Central Harlem; the East Harlem Tutorial Program, an after-school program for children in East Harlem; the Board of Directors of New York Cares, New York City’s largest volunteer organization; and the VFILES Foundation, an organization with the mission to increase business ownership for creators in underrepresented communities.
Don received an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and an AB in Government from Harvard College.
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