HIGH POINT, NC, January 13, 2023 – High Point University adds another global leader to its Access to Innovators program. Charlie Freeman, President of Business Operations for the Orlando Magic, will join his HPU as Sports Executive Inn His Residence.
He is responsible for overseeing and managing ticket sales, premium sales, customer service, ticket operations, corporate partnerships, social responsibility, arena operations and marketing. He also mentors students at the Phillips School of Business and was a guest on HPU President Nido Qubein’s PBS NC show “Side by Side with Nido Qubein.”
Freeman joins a long list of HPU resident faculty. HPU’s programs connect students with industry leaders and provide networking and mentorship opportunities. He will join Steve Wozniak, his Apple co-founder and his Innovator in Residence at HPU. Netflix Co-Founder Mark Randolph, HPU Entrepreneur in Residence. Dallas Mavericks CEO Sint Marshall, HPU Resident Sports Executive. His CEO of Domino, Russell Weiner, HPU’s corporate executive resident. Dee Ann Turner, former Vice President of Talent at Chick-fil-A, Talent Acquisition Expert in Residence at HPU. Former U.S. Ambassador and FCC Chairman William “Bill” Kennard, HPU Global Leader-in-Residence. ABC News “Nightline” Anchor Byron Pitts, HPU resident journalist. American actor, producer and television presenter Dean Kane, Actor in Residence at HPU. Former CEO of Tufts Medical Center, Dr. Ellen Zane, Healthcare Executive-in-Residence at HPU. and many others.
Freeman said: “From my time on campus so far, I have seen how exceptionally motivated our students are.
Freeman joined Magic in 1996 as a market research analyst for corporate sponsorship and broadcast sales. Over the years, he has held business development positions as Vice President of Business Development and Strategy, Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Operating Officer.
His dedication to the industry is evidenced by being named one of the Sports Business Journal’s Forty Forty Forty Under 40 Under 40.
Freeman graduated from Rollins College with a degree in economics. He lives in Florida with his wife Pam and his two children, Charlie and Addison.