Martin Geller

Martin J. Geller
Alma mater	Baruch College (BBA in Accounting), Pace University (MBA in Finance)
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, investor
Known for	Founder of Geller & Company; limited partner in Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment

Martin J. Geller is a prominent American entrepreneur and the founder of Geller & Company. He also holds a limited partnership stake in Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the ownership group for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils.

Biography

Geller completed his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting at Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business and earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Pace University. In 1984, he established Geller Family Office Services LLC, which later developed into the New York-based firm Geller & Company. This enterprise provides services including strategic CFO advisory, financial reporting, tax consulting, investment oversight, IT solutions, and comprehensive wealth management. Additionally, Geller holds board memberships with both Bloomberg LP and the Bloomberg Bureau of National Affairs located in Washington, D.C.

He is a member of the investment consortium that purchased the Philadelphia 76ers for $280 million. This group comprises notable figures such as Josh Harris from Apollo Global Management, portfolio manager Art Wrubel, former NBA agent and executive Jason Levien, David Blitzer representing the Blackstone Group, ex-CEO of Vail Resorts Adam Aron, alongside investors David B. Heller, Travis Hennings, James Lassiter, Marc Leder, and Michael Rubin. The ownership also includes celebrities like Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, as well as Indonesian entrepreneurs Handy Soetedjo and Erick Thohir. Discussions between Comcast-Spectacor and Harris began in mid-2011, culminating in a public announcement on July 13, 2011, with NBA approval following on October 13.

Geller actively participates on boards for organizations such as the American Israel Education Foundation, New York Police and Fire Widow's and Children's Benefit Fund, Northeast Regional Councils of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the National Parks Conservation Association, and serves on the Northeast Regional Leadership Cabinet for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. His affiliations extend to the Americas Foundation of the Serpentine Galleries, and he has contributed to advisory committees including the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City and the Finance Committee of the UJA-Federation of New York.

External links

• Geller & Company profile