Mark Bartelstein
Since the company’s inception in 1985, CEO and Founder Mark Bartelstein, has built Priority Sports & Entertainment into one of the world’s most successful agencies.  Mark and the company have been heralded for taking such a unique and innovative approach to representing athletes in the worlds of professional basketball and football.  Through Mark’s leadership, Priority has not only negotiated landmark contracts throughout the NBA and NFL, but has also created  an in-house marketing department that is widely recognized for bringing so many unique opportunities to Priority clients.  In addition to the representation of Priority clients, Mark often serves as a speaker at numerous sports industry seminars where he speaks on the intricacies of various salary caps and the day to day management of today’s modern athlete.  Mark graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management in 1984. He and his wife Sheri have four children (Josh, Morgan, Courtney, and Kirby) and reside in Highland Park, Illinois.