Talk:Finn Wentworth

This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.

If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page.

Biography

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles

Business

	Business portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Business, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of business articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.BusinessWikipedia:WikiProject BusinessTemplate:WikiProject BusinessWikiProject Business articles
???	This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale.

Individuals with a conflict of interest, particularly those representing the subject of the article, are strongly advised not to directly edit the article. See Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. You may request corrections or suggest content here on the Talk page for independent editors to review, or contact us if the issue is urgent.

The following Wikipedia contributors may be personally or professionally connected to the subject of this article. Relevant policies and guidelines may include conflict of interest, autobiography, and neutral point of view.

53Maple (talk · contribs) This user has contributed to the article. This user has declared a connection. (User Maple53 states here that they work with Finn Wentworth and was asked by him to update the article)
71.251.207.107 (talk · contribs) This user has not edited the article. This user has declared a connection. (User IP 71.251.207.107 states here that they work with Finn Wentworth and was asked by him to update the article)

Finn Wentworth - changes[edit]

Wentworth was President and COO of Yankeenets, the holding company for the New York Yankees, New Jersey Nets, and New Jersey Devils professional sports teams.^[1] As an owner who also served as the leading executive of those franchises, Wentworth was one of the founders of the YES Network national sports network along with Leo Hindery. Wentworth has also held the position of President and CEO of the New Jersey Nets NBA team. During his tenure with the teams, the Yankees won two world championships, the Devils won two Stanley Cups, and the Nets twice won the NBA Eastern Conference finals. Wentworth was an owner and founding partner of Normandy Real Estate Partners based in Morristown, New Jersey, which was sold to Columbia Property Trust where he served on its Board of Directors until its sale to PIMCO. Prior to starting Normandy and his involvement in professional sports, Wentworth was one of the founders of Gale and Wentworth.

References

^ McGugan, Ian (14 November 2018). "Reconsidering allegiances: Former staunch Republican Finn Wentworth on denouncing what his old party has become". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

Other interests[edit]

Wentworth was a trustee of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, where he was honored with the 2019 Yogi Berra Humanitarian Award. He has served as chairman of the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center where he helped raise over $150 million and is currently on the Board of Trustees of Atlantic Health System. He is treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge Foundation. He has also served on the board of the Princeton National Regatta Association, an organization that supports the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team, and received the Jack Kelly Citizenship Award from the U.S. Rowing Association.

Education[edit]

He is a 1980 graduate of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the Board of Trustees. Wentworth majored in marketing, was in the Delta Phi fraternity, the Social Chairman for the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and, on the rugby, cross country, and track teams. Wentworth was a miler in track and a fullback for rugby.^[1]

Wentworth attended Morristown-Beard School in Morristown, New Jersey, where he received the Distinguished Alumni Award and was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame.

References:

Columbia Property Trust Board Member

and YankeeNets LLC, title clarification:

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200211005946/en/Columbia-Property-Trust-Names-Finn-Wentworth-to-Board-of-Directors

Pandemic Relief Fund:

https://cfnj.org/njprf/

Atlantic Health Systems Board:

https://www.atlantichealth.org/about-us/who-we-are/board-trustees.html

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Trustee:

https://www.grdodge.org/about-us/our-trustees/

https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/money/business/2015/07/01/dodge-foundation-withumsmithbrown-making-morris-county-business-news/29576545/

New Jersey Hall of Fame Foundation Board: