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'''Michael Levine''', known by his nickname '''Vino''',<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 22, 2016|title=Sports a star in ‘Powerhouse’ history of CAA|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2016/08/22/Labor%20and%20Agents/Powerhouse.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref> is an American sports agent and executive. He is known for being co-head of CAA Sports, a division of [[Creative Artists Agency]] (CAA), which represents athletes, coaches, broadcasters, properties and sports personalities.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Shropshire|first=Kenneth L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=roLJCwAAQBAJ|title=The Business of Sports Agents|last2=Davis|first2=Timothy|last3=Duru|first3=N. Jeremi|date=2016-03-22|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|year=|isbn=978-0-8122-9279-4|location=|pages=48|language=en}}</ref> Levine has been ranked as one of the most influential people in sports by [[Worth (magazine)|''Worth'']] and ''[[Sports Business Journal]]''.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-05-16|title=The 50 Most Powerful People in Sports|url=https://www.worth.com/sports50/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Worth|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hall of Fame|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Conferences-Events/2018/FUF/Hall-of-Fame.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com}}</ref>
'''Michael Levine''', known by his nickname '''Vino''',<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 22, 2016|title=Sports a star in 'Powerhouse' history of CAA|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2016/08/22/Labor%20and%20Agents/Powerhouse.aspx|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref> is an American sports agent and executive known for being co-head of CAA Sports, the sports division of [[Creative Artists Agency]] (CAA).<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Shropshire|first1=Kenneth L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=roLJCwAAQBAJ|title=The Business of Sports Agents|last2=Davis|first2=Timothy|last3=Duru|first3=N. Jeremi|date=2016-03-22|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|isbn=978-0-8122-9279-4|location=|pages=48|language=en}}</ref> He has been ranked as one of the most influential people in sports by [[Worth (magazine)|''Worth'']] and ''[[Sports Business Journal]]''.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-05-16|title=The 50 Most Powerful People in Sports|url=https://www.worth.com/sports50/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Worth|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hall of Fame|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Conferences-Events/2018/FUF/Hall-of-Fame.aspx|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Michael Levine was the president of Van Wagner Sports Group, a sports media sales organization from 2002 until 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=March 20, 2006|title=40 Under 40: Michael Levine|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2006/03/20/Forty%20Under%2040/Michael%20Levine.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref> Levine had previously worked with [[Wasserman Media Group|SFX Sports Group]], Marquee Group and Sportscapsule, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=January 23, 2007|title=Big players join CAA sports team|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/big-players-join-caa-sports-128567|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> In 2007, he was on the inaugural advisory board of the [[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca]]/[[ESPN]] Sports Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Tribeca/ESPN Advisory Board|url=https://tribecafilm.com/news/512c0f751c7d76d9a90006e6-tribeca-espn-advisory-boa|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Tribeca}}</ref>
Michael Levine was the president of Van Wagner Sports Group from 2002 until 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=March 20, 2006|title=40 Under 40: Michael Levine|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2006/03/20/Forty%20Under%2040/Michael%20Levine.aspx|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref> Levine had previously worked with [[Wasserman Media Group|SFX Sports Group]], Marquee Group and Sportscapsule, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=January 23, 2007|title=Big players join CAA sports team|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/big-players-join-caa-sports-128567|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> In 2007, he was on the inaugural advisory board of the [[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca]]/[[ESPN]] Sports Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 December 2007|title=Tribeca/ESPN Advisory Board|url=https://tribecafilm.com/news/512c0f751c7d76d9a90006e6-tribeca-espn-advisory-boa|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Tribeca}}</ref>


Levine has been co-head of CAA sports since its inception in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Big players join CAA sports team|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/big-players-join-caa-sports-128567|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Based in New York, Levine leads the sports practice at CAA, which includes athlete representation, broadcast rights, marketing, sports properties, licensing and sponsorships.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2007-02-01|title=Helyar: Hollywood, football and Peyton|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs06/news/story?id=2751046|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref> Under Levine, the agency signed athletes from the [[NFL]], [[MLB]], [[NBA]] and [[NHL]], including [[Dwyane Wade]], [[Sidney Crosby]], [[Chris Paul]], [[Drew Brees]] and [[Shohei Ohtani]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2010-07-26|title=Want to Score in Sports? Create a Connection|url=https://adage.com/article/special-report-sports-marketing-2010/sports-marketing-q-a-caa-sports-michael-levine/145074|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=adage.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=CAA Sports: Disrupting The Industry Across All Spectrums|url=http://sportsagentblog.com/2018/10/19/caa-sports-disrupting-the-industry-across-all-spectrums/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=|language=en-US}}</ref> Levine began CAA's foray into European football in 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Miller|first=James Andrew|date=2016-07-28|title=How a Hollywood Talent Agency Won Big With Sports (Published 2016)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/sports/power-house-caa-hollywood-creative-artists-agency.html|access-date=2020-10-20|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2008-06-09|title=Chelsea FC teams up with CAA|url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/chelsea-fc-teams-up-with-caa/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=SportBusiness|language=en-US}}</ref>
Levine has been co-head of CAA Sports, a division of CAA which handles sports properties, athlete representation and licensing, since it was founded in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=23 January 2007|title=Big players join CAA sports team|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/big-players-join-caa-sports-128567|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2007-02-01|title=Helyar: Hollywood, football and Peyton|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs06/news/story?id=2751046|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref> Under Levine, CAA signed athletes from the [[NFL]], [[MLB]], [[NBA]] and [[NHL]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2010-07-26|title=Want to Score in Sports? Create a Connection|url=https://adage.com/article/special-report-sports-marketing-2010/sports-marketing-q-a-caa-sports-michael-levine/145074|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=adage.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=CAA Sports: Disrupting The Industry Across All Spectrums|url=http://sportsagentblog.com/2018/10/19/caa-sports-disrupting-the-industry-across-all-spectrums/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=|language=en-US}}</ref> and began a foray into [[European football]] in 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Miller|first=James Andrew|date=2016-07-28|title=How a Hollywood Talent Agency Won Big With Sports (Published 2016)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/sports/power-house-caa-hollywood-creative-artists-agency.html|access-date=2020-10-20|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2008-06-09|title=Chelsea FC teams up with CAA|url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/chelsea-fc-teams-up-with-caa/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=SportBusiness|language=en-US}}</ref>


During Levine’s tenure at CAA Sports, he has been involved in securing over $4 billion in new sponsorship business for CAA Sports’ clients, as well as facilitating numerous high-profile deals for sports properties such as [[Yankee Stadium]], [[Levi's Stadium]], [[Madison Square Garden]], and the [[Chase Center]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ozanian|first=Mike|date=|title=Michael Levine On How CAA Sports Has Become The World's Most Powerful Athlete Agency|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2017/11/22/michael-levine-on-how-caa-sports-has-become-the-worlds-most-powerful-athlete-agency/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Miller|first=James Andrew|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdu1CgAAQBAJ|title=Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency|date=2016-08-09|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-06-244139-3|language=en}}</ref>
Under Levine, CAA Sports negotiated high-profile deals with stadiums and arenas,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ozanian|first=Mike|date=|title=Michael Levine On How CAA Sports Has Become The World's Most Powerful Athlete Agency|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2017/11/22/michael-levine-on-how-caa-sports-has-become-the-worlds-most-powerful-athlete-agency/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Miller|first=James Andrew|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdu1CgAAQBAJ|title=Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency|date=2016-08-09|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-06-244139-3|language=en}}</ref> and launched CAA ICON, an owner's representative and management consulting firm in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Badenhausen|first=Kurt|date=|title=The Most Powerful Agency In Sports Just Booked $5 Billion In New Deals|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2018/10/09/the-most-powerful-agency-in-sports-just-booked-5-billion-in-new-deals/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>


Under Levine’s leadership, CAA Sports launched CAA ICON, an owner’s representative and management consulting firm in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Badenhausen|first=Kurt|date=|title=The Most Powerful Agency In Sports Just Booked $5 Billion In New Deals|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2018/10/09/the-most-powerful-agency-in-sports-just-booked-5-billion-in-new-deals/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>
In January 2020, Levine was appointed to the CAA Board,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Faughnder|first=Ryan|date=2020-01-21|title=CAA appoints new 11-member board to guide the agency's future|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-01-21/caa-appoints-new-11-member-board-to-guide-the-agencys-future|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> which was created in 2020 to manage the daily operations of CAA.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=2020-01-21|title=CAA Revamps Management Structure, Creates First CAA Board|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/caa-board-restructure-members-1202836908/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2020, Levine was appointed to the newly founded CAA Board,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Faughnder|first=Ryan|date=2020-01-21|title=CAA appoints new 11-member board to guide the agency's future|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-01-21/caa-appoints-new-11-member-board-to-guide-the-agencys-future|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> an 11 member group created to manage the daily operations of CAA.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|last2=Hipes|first2=Patrick|date=2020-01-21|title=CAA Revamps Management Structure, Creates First CAA Board|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/caa-board-restructure-members-1202836908/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Awards and recognition ==
== Awards and recognition ==
Levine was ranked 10th in [[Worth (magazine)|''Worth'']]'s 50 Most Powerful People in Sports,<ref name=":02" /> and has ranked on ''Sports Business Journal''’s list of 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business every year from 2008 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=December 9|first=|last2=2019|date=|title=No. 19 — Michael Levine / Howard Nuchow|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2019/12/09/Most%20Influential/19.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref>
Levine was ranked 10th in [[Worth (magazine)|''Worth'']]'s 50 Most Powerful People in Sports,<ref name=":02" /> and ranked on ''Sports Business Journal''’s list of 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business every year from 2008 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 December 2019|title=No. 19 — Michael Levine / Howard Nuchow|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2019/12/09/Most%20Influential/19.aspx|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref> He was named to the ''[[Sports Business Journal]]'' 40 Under 40 lists in 2006, 2007, and 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 April 2016|title=Forty Under 40: Class of 2006|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2016/04/04/Forty%20Under%2040/Class%20of%202006.aspx|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2 April 2007|title=Forty Under 40 Awards 2007|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2007/04/02/Faces%20Places/Forty%20Under%2040%20Awards%202007.aspx|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=24 March 2008|title=Forty Under 40's 2008 edition|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2008/03/24/This%20Weeks%20News/Forty%20Under%2040S%202008%20Edition.aspx|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2008, he was inducted into the ''Sports Business Journal'' Hall of Fame.<ref name=":12" />

Levine was named to the [[Sports Business Journal|''Sports Business Journal'']] 40 Under 40 lists in 2006, 2007, and 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|last=April 4|first=|last2=2016|date=|title=Forty Under 40: Class of 2006|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2016/04/04/Forty%20Under%2040/Class%20of%202006.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=April 2|first=|last2=2007|date=|title=Forty Under 40 Awards 2007|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2007/04/02/Faces%20Places/Forty%20Under%2040%20Awards%202007.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=March 24|first=|last2=2008|date=|title=Forty Under 40's 2008 edition|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2008/03/24/This%20Weeks%20News/Forty%20Under%2040S%202008%20Edition.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2008, he was inducted into the ''Sports Business Journal'' Hall of Fame.<ref name=":12" />


In 2013, Levine was the recipient of the Honoree of Year Award from [[UJA-Federation of New York]]’s Sports for Youth.
In 2013, Levine was the recipient of the Honoree of Year Award from [[UJA-Federation of New York]]’s Sports for Youth.


== Nonprofit work ==
== Nonprofit work ==
Levine is a member of the Advisory Board of [[Harlem Academy]] and the Executive Committee of the [[UJA-Federation of New York]]'s Sports for Youth Board, and founding member of the Fred Gabler Helping Hand Camp Fund.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Biography of Michael Levine for Appearances, Speaking Engagements|url=https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Michael+Levine/401542|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.allamericanspeakers.com}}</ref>
Levine is on the National Advisory Board of One Love, a non-profit organization which educates young people about healthy relationships, and increase awareness of how to identify and avoid abuse.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-24|title=Meet the board|url=https://www.joinonelove.org/meet-the-board/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=One Love Foundation|language=en-US}}</ref> He is also a member of the Advisory Board of [[Harlem Academy]] and the Executive Committee of the [[UJA-Federation of New York]]'s Sports for Youth Board, and founding member of the Fred Gabler Helping Hand Camp Fund.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Biography of Michael Levine for Appearances, Speaking Engagements|url=https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Michael+Levine/401542|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.allamericanspeakers.com}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Levine graduated from [[Cornell University]] with a B.A. in History. While at Cornell, he was an Academic All-Ivy contributor and led the [[Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse]] team. He serves as a member of the Cornell Athletic Alumni Advisory Council (CAAAC). Levine was a keynote speaker at the inaugural Cornell Sports Leadership Summit in 2017, hosted by the [[ILR School]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-09-20|title=Cornellians Gather for 1st ILR Sports Leadership Summit|url=https://cornellsun.com/2017/09/20/cornellians-gather-for-1st-ilr-sports-leadership-summit/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Cornell Daily Sun|language=en-US}}</ref> and, again the following year,appearing on stage with NHL Commissioner [[Gary Bettman]] and [[ESPN]]’s [[Jeremy Schaap]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Cornell ILR Sports Leadership Summit Draws Hundreds|url=https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/cornell-ilr-sports-leadership-summit-draws-hundreds|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The ILR School|language=en}}</ref>
Levine graduated from [[Cornell University]] with a B.A. in History. While at Cornell, he was an Academic All-Ivy contributor and led the [[Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse]] team. He serves as a member of the Cornell Athletic Alumni Advisory Council (CAAAC). Levine was a keynote speaker at the inaugural Cornell Sports Leadership Summit in 2017, hosted by the [[ILR School]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-09-20|title=Cornellians Gather for 1st ILR Sports Leadership Summit|url=https://cornellsun.com/2017/09/20/cornellians-gather-for-1st-ilr-sports-leadership-summit/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Cornell Daily Sun|language=en-US}}</ref> The following year, he appeared on stage with NHL Commissioner [[Gary Bettman]] and [[ESPN]]’s [[Jeremy Schaap]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=27 November 2018|title=Cornell ILR Sports Leadership Summit Draws Hundreds|url=https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/cornell-ilr-sports-leadership-summit-draws-hundreds|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The ILR School|language=en}}</ref>


He is married with three children and resides in [[Westchester County, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=March 3, 2008|title=40 Under 40: Michael Levine|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2008/03/03/Forty%20Under%2040/Michael%20Levine.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref>
He is married with three children and resides in [[Westchester County, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=March 3, 2008|title=40 Under 40: Michael Levine|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2008/03/03/Forty%20Under%2040/Michael%20Levine.aspx|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}}</ref>


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Michael "Vino" Levine
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCornell University
OccupationSports business executive
OrganizationCAA Sports
SpouseAlyson
Children3

Michael Levine, known by his nickname Vino,[1] is an American sports agent and executive known for being co-head of CAA Sports, the sports division of Creative Artists Agency (CAA).[2] He has been ranked as one of the most influential people in sports by Worth and Sports Business Journal.[3][4]

Career

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Michael Levine was the president of Van Wagner Sports Group from 2002 until 2007.[5] Levine had previously worked with SFX Sports Group, Marquee Group and Sportscapsule, Inc.[6] In 2007, he was on the inaugural advisory board of the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival.[7]

Levine has been co-head of CAA Sports, a division of CAA which handles sports properties, athlete representation and licensing, since it was founded in 2007.[8][9] Under Levine, CAA signed athletes from the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL,[10][11] and began a foray into European football in 2008.[12][13]

Under Levine, CAA Sports negotiated high-profile deals with stadiums and arenas,[14][15] and launched CAA ICON, an owner's representative and management consulting firm in 2017.[16]

In January 2020, Levine was appointed to the CAA Board,[17] which was created in 2020 to manage the daily operations of CAA.[18]

Awards and recognition

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Levine was ranked 10th in Worth's 50 Most Powerful People in Sports,[3] and ranked on Sports Business Journal’s list of 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business every year from 2008 to 2019.[19] He was named to the Sports Business Journal 40 Under 40 lists in 2006, 2007, and 2008.[20][21][22] In 2008, he was inducted into the Sports Business Journal Hall of Fame.[4]

In 2013, Levine was the recipient of the Honoree of Year Award from UJA-Federation of New York’s Sports for Youth.

Nonprofit work

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Levine is on the National Advisory Board of One Love, a non-profit organization which educates young people about healthy relationships, and increase awareness of how to identify and avoid abuse.[23] He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Harlem Academy and the Executive Committee of the UJA-Federation of New York's Sports for Youth Board, and founding member of the Fred Gabler Helping Hand Camp Fund.[24]

Personal life

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Levine graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in History. While at Cornell, he was an Academic All-Ivy contributor and led the Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse team. He serves as a member of the Cornell Athletic Alumni Advisory Council (CAAAC). Levine was a keynote speaker at the inaugural Cornell Sports Leadership Summit in 2017, hosted by the ILR School.[25] The following year, he appeared on stage with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap.[26]

He is married with three children and resides in Westchester County, New York.[27]

References

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  7. ^ "Tribeca/ESPN Advisory Board". Tribeca. 28 December 2007. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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  12. ^ Miller, James Andrew (2016-07-28). "How a Hollywood Talent Agency Won Big With Sports (Published 2016)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  13. ^ "Chelsea FC teams up with CAA". SportBusiness. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  14. ^ Ozanian, Mike. "Michael Levine On How CAA Sports Has Become The World's Most Powerful Athlete Agency". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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  16. ^ Badenhausen, Kurt. "The Most Powerful Agency In Sports Just Booked $5 Billion In New Deals". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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  18. ^ Hipes, Patrick (2020-01-21). "CAA Revamps Management Structure, Creates First CAA Board". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  19. ^ "No. 19 — Michael Levine / Howard Nuchow". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  20. ^ "Forty Under 40: Class of 2006". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  21. ^ "Forty Under 40 Awards 2007". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  22. ^ "Forty Under 40's 2008 edition". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  23. ^ "Meet the board". One Love Foundation. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  24. ^ "Biography of Michael Levine for Appearances, Speaking Engagements". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  25. ^ "Cornellians Gather for 1st ILR Sports Leadership Summit". The Cornell Daily Sun. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  26. ^ "Cornell ILR Sports Leadership Summit Draws Hundreds". The ILR School. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  27. ^ "40 Under 40: Michael Levine". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. March 3, 2008. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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