KRISTINA  PARANTE

Senior Director, Meetings & Events

NBA

As Senior Director of NBA Meetings & Events, Kristina Parente oversees the sourcing and contracting for over 80 meetings/events annually including events like NBA Finals, NBA Draft, NBA Draft Combine and a variety of meetings throughout the year. Throughout her 15 years at the NBA, Parente has taken teams overseas to play pre-season and regular games in Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Mexico City, Berlin, Mumbai and many other cities on several different continents.

 

Prior to her current role, Parente worked at NBC Sports in a Business Development role working on made for television golf events like the American Century Championship and joint ventures like the Dew Tour.

 

She also is a member of the Ad council for SF Travel and serves as a member of several NBA Employee Resource Teams including NBA Pride, NBA Women’s Network and the GCMD Social Justice Task Force.

 

Kristina is an avid soccer play and runner.