Warren K. Zola

Executive Director, 艾可直播 College Chief Executives Club

Part-time Faculty, Business Analytics

Part-time Faculty, Business Law and Society

Department

Profile

Warren K. Zola serves as the Executive Director of the 艾可直播 College Chief Executives Club, a program of the Carroll School of Management at 艾可直播 College. Long recognized as one of the world鈥檚 premier business forums, the 艾可直播 College Chief Executives Club hosts prominent CEOs of global companies for an audience of business leaders. Previously, Zola served as Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs in the Carroll School of Management for 10 years.

As an attorney and thought leader in the business of sports and sports law Zola is frequently contacted by national media outlets for his insights and perspective. He is an adjunct 艾可直播member in the Carroll School鈥檚 departments of Business Analytics and Business Law & Society, where he teaches Sports Law 补苍诲听The Business of Sports, and he has written scholarly articles for legal textbooks, books, law reviews, and newspapers.

Zola earned a B.A. with Honors from Hobart & William Smith Colleges, a J.D. from Tulane University, and an M.B.A. from 艾可直播 College. He has been an active member of the Massachusetts Bar since 1993. Zola serves on the Board of Directors of three non-profit organizations: Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Mass Mentoring Partnership, and You Can Play.

Selected Publications

  • "Sport Is for Everyone: A Legal Roadmap for Transgender Participation in Sport,"听co-written by Erin Buzuvis and Sarah Litwin,听Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport,听(2021).
  • Contributed two chapters to听The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law, edited by Michael McCann for Oxford University Press鈥 (2017)鈥.鈥 鈥嬧T鈥媓e Evolution of the Power of the Commissioner in Professional Sports,听co-written by Jimmy Golen and 鈥College Athletics: The Growing Tension between Amateurism & Commercialism.
  • 鈥淭ransitioning to the NBA: Advocating on Behalf of Student-Athletes for NCAA Rule Changes,Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law, Volume 3, Number 1 (2012).
  • 鈥淕oing Pro in Sports: Improving Guidance for Student-Athletes in a Complicated Legal and Regulatory Framework,听28听Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal听553 (2011).
  • Contributed a chapter titled听鈥淯nderstanding the College-to-NFL Transition: The (Cautionary) Tale of Mike Williams听 in听Sports for Dorks: College Football听(2011).听