Mark A. Tatum serves as NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer.
Since becoming Deputy Commissioner and COO, he has helped lead many historic initiatives, including the first NBA games in Africa and India, the launch of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) – the NBA’s first collaboration to operate a league outside North America – the launch of four NBA Academies around the world for top prospects from outside the U.S., and the debut of the Jr. NBA Global Championship, a first-of-its-kind global youth basketball tournament.
Additionally, Tatum spearheaded the NBA’s groundbreaking jersey sponsorship program to feature corporate logos on team jerseys.
Tatum sits on numerous boards including USA Basketball, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), LA 2028 Summer Olympics and the Harvard Business School Board of Dean’s Advisors.
Tatum received a B.S. degree in Business Management from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard University.
