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Sports Industry Standout: Erica Desrosiers

Dollars and sense

At an NBA Atlanta Hawks game, every detail—the lights, seats, sponsorships, jerseys, concession stand workers and on-court talent—holds one thread in common: It all costs money.

“All the fun stuff you see on ESPN, no one talks about the finance and accounting that’s involved,” says Erica Desrosiers, STH '13.

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At the end of the year, we need to see how profitable we are as an organization.”

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Erica Desrosiers

Desrosiers does a lot of talking about it, though: She is completing her first year as a senior financial analyst with the team.  

Because in addition to scores and records and salaries, the team has other important numbers to track. 

—By Angelo Fichera, KLN ’13