Sandra L. Richards (@SandraLRichards), Morgan Stanley Head of Global Sports & Entertainment

Sandra L. Richards (@SandraLRichards), Morgan Stanley Head of Global Sports & Entertainment and Segment Sales and Engagement, joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation. Richards discusses her career path, which includes working for the Jackie Robinson Foundation and various roles at Morgan Stanley since she joined the firm in 2007. She also discusses the importance of educating and empowering athletes on financial literacy and how to manage their wealth, equity for endorsement, NIL, the growth of women’s sports, DE&I and her children’s book Rice & Rocks, a story celebrating culture and diversity for families seeking to teach their children about the value of their heritage and the importance of cultural diversity. 

Richards’ list of honors includes Variety’s Women of Impact List in 2019, The Network Journal’s 25 Influential Black Women in Business Award in 2018, The New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce 2018 Women of Excellence Honoree, and the 2018 Vanguard Award Recipient from the Seton Hall Black Alumni Association. In June 2022, Sandra received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Medgar Evers College, CUNY, alongside NBA legend and longtime friend, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe.

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