Vincent “Vinny” Accardi is currently the Director of Corporate Partnerships for Stony Brook University. He has had a versatile career in the sports business industry since 2005 with past stops as a Public Relations Assistant at Major League Baseball, Office of the Commissioner, Events Group / Hosting Trainee at Velocity Sports and Entertainment Now, Team Epic, Event / Group Sales Executive and Director of Media Relations at Aviator Sports and Events Center.

A native New Yorker, Vinny is a truly dedicated and highly motivated sports business professional, always willing to give back his time by volunteering to help those who have helped him throughout his career. He also is an adjunct professor at his alma mater St. John’s University teaching sport sales management. He received a Master’s of Arts and Liberal Studies from Stony Brook University and a BA in Sport Management with a minor in business from St. John’s University.

A native of Centereach, N.Y., Accardi and his wife, Mary Beth, reside in Lake Grove, N.Y.