KATHLEEN BEHRENS
Executive Vice President, Social Responsibility & Player Programs
National Basketball Association
As Executive Vice President, Social Responsibility & Player Programs for the National Basketball Association, Kathy Behrens oversees a group that manages all of the NBA's programs that coordinate league and player social responsibility efforts, support player growth and development, and enhance the marketing opportunities for current and former players.
Behrens joined the NBA in September 2000 as Vice President, Community Relations, overseeing all of the NBA’s public service initiatives, community outreach, and employee volunteer programs. She later worked as Senior Vice President of Community & Player Programs.
Prior to joining the NBA, Behrens served as Executive Director of New York Cares, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes volunteers to help New York City’s neediest residents. Before joining New York Cares in 1995, Behrens served in the administration of former New York Governor Mario M. Cuomo, and was the Executive Director of the Friends of Cuomo Campaign Committee during the 1994 governor’s race.
Behrens serves on the Board of Directors for New York Cares, the Ad Council, the March of Dimes, and ihoops, the official youth basketball organization of the NBA and NCAA. She is also a trustee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
A native of the Bronx, N.Y., Behrens graduated from the University of Hartford. She currently lives with her husband and twins Matthew and Maureen in Westchester County, N.Y.
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