Philippe Ravanas - Coordinator/Faculty Advisor for Sports Management

Biography

He is the former V.P. of Corporate Communications for Euro Disney in Paris, and the former V.P. of Client Development Worldwide for Christie's in London. He is a consultant for the National Geographic Society, the World Trade Organization - ITC, Cendant Intercultural, and the Arts and Business Council of America. He has provided Marketing advices to many cultural institutions, including the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, the Richmond Art Center, San Francisco's Magic theatre, Berkeley's Small Press Distribution, Chicago's Famous Door Theatre, Boston's Revels and Merrimack Repertory Theatre. He is a member of the Program Committee of the Illinois Arts Alliance, of the Educational Committee of the Chicago International Film Festival, of the Historic Society of Chicago, and of the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust. He is a musician.

Educator

Courses Taught:
Marketing principles I and II
Box Office and Beyond
The Business of Professional Sports
Comparative Cultural Policy
Introduction to marketing of the Arts
International Arts management
AEMM seminar
Planning and Policy Making

Experience

• M.B.A., U. of Wisconsin - Madison
• M.B.A., U. of Marseille, France

Contact

Office: (312) 344-7764
Fax: (312) 344-8063
Email: pravanas@colum.edu