Bobby Sharma

Founder & Managing Partner at Bluestone Equity Partners

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Bobby Sharma is the Founder & Managing Partner of Bluestone Equity Partners, a leading institutionally-backed private equity firm focused on the sports, media & entertainment industry, based in New York City.

Sharma was previously Managing Partner of investment advisory firms Blue Devil Holdings and Electronic Sports Group, and a Partner at private equity firm General American Capital Partners, including serving as Vice Chairman & CEO of portfolio company Soccerex.

Prior to that, Sharma was Global Head of Basketball & Strategic Initiatives at IMG, where he led the growth of a range of businesses worldwide, including the management of global sports media rights, and the creation, development, and oversight of basketball, soccer, and cricket properties – from grassroots programs and academies, to national teams and professional leagues – with a focus on major emerging markets.

Before that, Sharma was Vice President & General Counsel of the NBA Development League

for nearly a decade, helping establish and operate the National Basketball Association’s first minor league. He also led the creation of the NBA’s first international league consulting business.

Sharma also practiced law at several leading law firms, including Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in NYC, and served on the presidential campaign staff of the former U.S. Senator and Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Bradley.

He is a graduate of Duke University and Duke Law School.