Tom Farrey
Executive Director, Sports and Society Program, The Aspen Institute
Tom Farrey is founder and executive director of the Aspen Institute’s Sports and Society Program, helping sports serve the public interest through initiatives such as Project Play. Previously, Farrey was a journalist at ESPN, where his investigative reporting over two decades won awards including Emmys and a 2014 Alfred I. duPont/Columbia University Award, ESPN’s first. His 2008 book, "Game On: The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children," has been used by many universities.
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