Grant Hill Speaker Biography

Vice Chairman of the Atlanta Hawks, Managing Director of USA Basketball, and NBA Hall of Famer

Grant Hill is one of the most accomplished NBA players of this generation and a seven-time NBA All-Star. In addition to his athletic career, Hill has had significant broadcasting roles with CBS Sports, Turner Sports, and NBA TV. In 2015, Hill was added as a game analyst for CBS Sports’ broadcasts of the NCAA Final Four and National Championship games, where he joined commentators Bill Raftery and Jim Nantz to call games throughout the tournament.

Sports Analyst

Additionally, Hill also participated in TNT’s coverage of the NCAA March to the Final Four and NBA Playoffs. Hill also serves as an occasional studio analyst on TNT’s Inside the NBA. For NBA TV, Hill is the co-host of NBA Inside Stuff throughout the NBA regular season and a studio analyst on its GameTime broadcast.

Philanthropy

Hill’s philanthropic activities include as a Member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, and a former participant in the First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign. Through the Grant and Tamia Hill Foundation, Hill has funded the Calvin Hill Scholarship at the Duke Divinity School, as well as programs including Child Abuse Prevention, and the Grant Hill Achiever Scholarship programs in Orlando and Detroit, and has made contributions to Habitat for Humanity.

Boards

Hill serves on the Board of Directors of the Orlando Museum of Art and the Trinity School of Arts and Sciences at Duke University, and he is the Chairman of Duke University Basketball’s Legacy Fund.

Grant Hill Speaking Topics

Game: Lessons Learned from Business and Basketball

A member of the 2018 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class, Grant Hill’s incredible 19-year playing career is only matched by his impressive business success post-retirement. Hill's many ventures span everything from sports broadcasting to real estate and the launches of a private equity mezzanine fund, Penta Capital, and his marketing and management company, Hill Ventures. In this conversation, the Atlanta Hawks Owner and Vice Chairman shares the path that led him from college basketball to the NBA to success in the business world. Pointing out how lessons learned during his college and professional career have stretched forward into his current work, Grant Hill outlines the pillars of success he has followed that can apply to anyone working in sports, entertainment, real estate, and beyond. Grant articulates how we can integrate love for the job, consistent communication, and a focused work ethic to build effective teams, no matter the industry.