Harrie Bakst ● President & Founder

Harrie’s experience and leadership provide the backbone for Carnegie Sports & Entertainment, Inc. Through Carnegie, Harrie has transformed the world of philanthropy by integrating sports and entertainment business platforms with altruistic endeavors.

He has worked with clients such as Grassroot Soccer, The Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company, Switch2Health, The Ulman Cancer Fund For Young Adults, Teachers Without Borders, The UCAN Company, The Cole Hamels Foundation, Curtis Granderson, Tiki Barber, Meb Keflezighi, Paul Pierce, Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. New York Knicks event, Jerry Seinfeld 2008 with Stand Up For A Cure, Street Soccer USA, Findr Interactive, Right To Play, and the Armory Track & Field Center. Additionally, Bakst has worked with some of the top organizations and properties in the world including Coca Cola Co., AT&T, Foot Locker, Nike, CBS, PUMA, Chipotle Mexican Grill, GM, New York Road Runners, Major League Soccer, Reebok, The James Beard Foundation, and Memorial Sloan Kettering-Cancer Center, among others. He has also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNBC.com, FOX News, The New York Times, The New York Post, and the Sports Business Journal. .

Harrie’s remarkable story is highlighted in A Race Like No Other (Harper Collins) by The New York Times sportswriter Liz Robbins, where he overcame cancer, started Carnegie, and ran the New York City Marathon a mere 5 months after his 33rd and final treatment. He also serves on a number of boards and committees including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, UJA Federation of New York’s Young Entertainment Committee, Switch2Health's Board of Advisors, and served as chair of Right To Play’s Young Board of Trustees.

Harrie was born in New York City (from the only borough worthy of a “The” in front of it), and is a graduate with Magna Cum Laude honors from New York University, where he was presented the Allie Sherman Business Leadership Award & the President’s Service Award. In 2009, Harrie was also named by Partnership Activation as one of forty-eight Rising Stars in the sports and entertainment industries in addition to being listed as a top executive under 30-years old by under30CEO.com. He continues to compete in marathons and triathlons raising money and awareness for cancer research.

Harrie currently resides in Manhattan, and is cancer free.

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