Gerald Raines's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

💼 Past Experience

Education: 1981-1989: B.A. from the University of Southern California1989-1993: Enrolled in the United States Naval Academy for surface Warfare Officer Program. 1994-1997: Amassing a 4-year stint as a Merchant Marine Officer with the sailing carrier Enterprise from April 1994 to February 1995. 1997-1999: Enrolled in the business school at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. carrier-based operations officer. 1999-2001: First 4 years as a senior manager, business development, marketing, sales and recreation at ViacomCBS, responsibility for global business development and expansion of Viacom's location based leisure entertainment business. 2002-2007: First 4 years as a senior manager, business development, marketing, sales and recreation at Nickelodeon, Viacom Media Networks, in New York, NY. manage Viacom's global theme park and attraction business including sales, development, marketing, merchandising, research and strategic planning. 2007-2009: First 4 years as a senior manager, business development, marketing, sales and recreation at Alliance Development, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts in Orlando, Florida Area. lead development and management of corporate sponsorship sales for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts with Fortune 200 companies.2009-2011: Second 4 years as a senior manager, business development, marketing, sales and recreation at the Walt Disney Company, responsible for managing the set-up, operation and strike of sporting events taking place at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. managed events for a diverse group of clients including: National Football League, Florida Citrus Sports, Amateur Athletic Union and the NCAA.2011-2013: First 2 years as a senior manager, business development, marketing, sales and recreation at INDYCAR, responsible for developing relationships and negotiating multi-million dollar partnerhships on behalf of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts with Fortune 200 companies.2013-2015: First 2 years as a senior manager, business development, marketing, sales and recreation at The Walt Disney Company, responsible for managing the set-up, operation and strike of sporting events taking place at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. managed events for a diverse group of clients including: National Football League, Florida Citrus Sports, Amateur Athletic Union and the NCAA.2015-2017: Second 2 years as a senior manager, business development, marketing, sales and recreation at the Walt Disney Company, responsible for managing the set-up, operation and strike of sporting events taking place at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. managed events for a diverse group of clients including: National Football League, Florida Citrus Sports, Amateur Athletic Union and the NCAA under the guidance of the newly created box office and digital marketing team.

🎓 Education

Gerald Raines has a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy in 1989. He then attended Harvard Law School from 1992 to 1994, where he earned a Certificate in Program on Negotiation for Senior Executives. He then completed a Certificate, Cable Executive Management Program at Harvard Business School from 2017 to 2017. He also completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Webster University in 1996 to1998.He has also been involved in a number of other professional endeavors. He was a Managing Director at WPBF Broadcasting, a Regional Representative for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), and a Political Consultant to the Mayor of Los Angeles. Additionally, he was also a columnist with the LA Times. Gerald Raines also resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Gerald Raines has extensive work experience in the entertainment industry. His job experience includes acting as a Senior Vice President, ViacomCBSGerald Raines is currently a Surface Warfare Officer at US Navy from May 1993 to February 1999 (5 years 10 months). . Advisory Board Member at VStar Entertainment Group from October 2016 to October 2019 (3 years 1 month). . Senior Vice President Global Location Based Experiences at ViacomCBS in New York, NY. As Senior Vice President, Business Development - Recreation, Gerald Raines is responsible for the global business development and expansion of Viacom's location based leisure entertainment business. Recreation is a growth business for Viacom that includes hotels, theme parks, cruises, restaurants, live tours, 4D films and touring exhibitions with an active presence on 6 continents. The Viacom brands represented by Gerald include: Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and VH1 to name a few. Gerald is also responsible for overseeing major strategic partnerships with major corporations such as Universal Parks and Resorts, Norwegian Cruise Line, Village Roadshow Ltd., Parques Reunidos, Sunway Group and many other multinational organizations.Gerald also leads a global team of business development managers, account directors and merchandise specialists. Gerald was responsible for identifying potential development partners and negotiating license agreements to develop Nick branded lands, attractions, live entertainment, retail and food service programs at major strategic theme parks around the world.Gerald was also responsible for working with ViacomInternational Media Network channels (UK, Asia, Australia, Latin America, Middle East) to identify and pursue territory specific goals in each market.Gerald was responsible for leading and managing the corporate sponsorship sales department for the IndyCar Series.Gerald led negotiations for multi-million dollar sponsorship agreements and lead the team responsible for managing the accounts existing sponsors.Gerald also worked closely with broadcast partner ABC/ESPN on the development and presentation of fully integrated media/property sponsorship packages for current and new business prospects.Sports Event Manager, Disney's Wide World of Sports at The Walt Disney Company from February 1999 to April 2001 (2 years 3 months) in Orlando, Florida Area.Gerald was responsible for managing the set-up, operation and strike of sporting events taking place at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex.Duties included managing the event budget and working with the client to create new business opportunities for the sports complex.Successfuly managed events for a diverse group of clients including: National Football League, Florida Citrus Sports, Amateur Athletic Union and the NCAA.Senior Manager, Alliance Development at The Walt Disney Company from April 2001 to June 2005 (4 years 3 months) in Orlando, Florida Area.Gerald was responsible for developing relationships and negotiating multi-million dollar partnerhships on behalf of Walt disney Parks & Resorts with Fortune 200 companies.Partnered across departmental lines (Procurement, Imagineering, Marketing, Sales, Sports & Recreation) to create synergistic B2B relationships by leveraging Disney's assets to increase the value proposition for every deal.G