Leadership

The Sport at the Service of Humanity global faith and sport movement is led by a volunteer group of leaders who are committed to combining their passion for Sport with their personal values to see a world where We Live Like We Play!

SSH Foundation Board & Management Team

Mr. David Eades

Board Director

Bio

Someone recently described me as “one of the most familiar faces in global TV news.” It felt like a stretch at the time, but perhaps that’s what comes from two decades of presenting for BBC World News — covering everything from World Cups and Olympic Games to tsunamis and tragedies; from royal deaths to seismic political shifts like Brexit.

All that experience has helped me develop and refine my skills as a presenter, moderator, and interviewer, whatever the size of the audience. I pride myself on drawing the very best from an interview — creating a safe, amicable environment in which people feel able to express themselves openly.

Having worked as Europe Correspondent, Sports News Correspondent, and Ireland Correspondent, I have developed particular expertise in these areas, alongside climate issues. I also created and presented a dedicated programme on BBC News called “Climate Critical.”

So whether I’m interviewing a head of industry, a president, or a prime minister — or a global celebrity such as George Clooney, Uma Thurman, or Pelé — I am comfortable putting them in the right frame of mind to connect with any audience.

I also have a strong track record in video production, media training, and writing. And to keep me on the straight and narrow, I serve on two boards committed to using sport as a tool to improve lives.

Mr. Philip Leopold

Board Director and CEO/Executive Director

Bio

Corporate marketing, sports partnerships, and marketing communications (MarComms) expert, with deep experience in business strategy, investment and funding, programme management, and project execution and activation.

Senior-level executive, leader, and manager with a strong background in corporate, brand, business, and investment strategy. My work is typically focused on thoughtful investment and programme execution as they relate to corporate and partnership marketing, as well as sports sponsorship activation.

Specialist in communications and marketing for consumer brands, B2B organisations, and sports properties. Recognised for delivering measurable ROI and budget efficiencies through the strategic leverage of a global network, partnerships, and portfolio assets.

Mr. Scott Moran

Board Director, Secretary

Bio

Mr. Moran is a global business leader and lawyer with over 25 years of experience working with multinational corporations and sporting entities. He currently serves as Chief Legal Officer of the Altiorum Global Business Group and is a minority owner of the professional football clubs Mons Calpe SC (Gibraltar, UK) and Unión Deportiva Los Barrios (Cádiz, Spain).

Scott has served as General Counsel and senior legal advisor for multiple Fortune 500 and private equity companies, including American Home Shield, Assurant, AT&T, Exide Technologies, FedEx, IBM, Rectangle Health, and Time Warner, and has practiced at several global law firms. Mr. Moran’s sports advisory work has included projects with renowned football organizations such as AC Milan, the Bundesliga, Cruz Azul, Everton F.C., C.A. Independiente, the Football Association of Ireland, the Mexican Football Federation, C.F. Pachuca, River Plate, the Royal Spanish Football Federation, and the U.S. Soccer Federation.

Prior to his business and legal career, he served as a military intelligence officer in the United States Army, where he led troops deployed to the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa.

Mr. Moran attended the University of Notre Dame, where he earned both a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and a Juris Doctor degree. He also completed the Concannon Programme of International Law in London, England. He is a native Spanish and English speaker, fluent in Portuguese and proficient in French.

Scott was born in New York and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he attended Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where he supports and has served on the boards of multiple nonprofit organizations, including the Sports for Humanity Foundation, the Georgia Bar International Law Section, Soccer in the Streets, and the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Ben Reiling

Board Director, Treasurer

Bio

Accomplished marketing professional with extensive consumer marketing experience. Possesses a blend of Agency and Client background and effectively leads collaborative projects and teams of internal and external partners with a focus on priorities and results. Strong desire to generate results from discovering and anticipating consumer trends and marketplace tendencies, as well as efficient program development and execution that lead to innovative and successful consumer marketing relationships and sales results.

Specialties:
• Sports Marketing
• Strategic Partnerships
• Team & People Leadership
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Marketing Strategy
• Integrated Marketing
• Product Marketing
• Client Relations
• Consumer Marketing
• Shopper Marketing
• B2B / B2C
• Contract Management / Negotiations
• Event Planning & Management
• Agency Selection & Management
• Public Speaking
• Market Trends & Insights

Dr. Bernie Mullin

Board Director

Bio

am a results-driven senior executive with a proven track record of transforming organizations into thriving, financially successful entities. With a visionary approach to leadership, I specialize in fostering collaboration, building consensus, and driving significant revenue growth through strategic planning, cutting-edge technology, and creative branding.

Throughout my career, I have cultivated passionate client and fan communities while championing operational excellence and enhancing customer engagement. My experience spans successful startups, organizational turnarounds, and the creation of high-performing teams that consistently achieve exceptional outcomes.

As a strong advocate for mentoring, diversity, and inclusion, I have spearheaded innovative training programs that develop future leaders, strengthen executive teams, and increase staff diversity. My ability to leverage market research to deeply understand and meet consumer needs has solidified my reputation as a thought leader in marketing, sales, and communications.

Key Areas of Expertise:

  • Visionary Leadership & Strategic Planning

  • Team Building, Coaching & Mentoring

  • Crisis Management & Public Relations

  • Consumer Insights, Market Research & Branding

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives

I thrive on empowering individuals, driving transformation, and creating lasting organizational success. My passion lies in aligning teams around common goals to deliver measurable impact and meaningful change.

If you are seeking board-level leadership, executive insight, or a results-oriented strategist to guide your organization through growth, innovation, or turnarounds, let’s connect.

Mr. Stephen Revetria

Board Director

Bio

Stephen Revetria leads the strategy and vision of Giants Enterprises. He is responsible for developing new ventures complementary to the MLB franchise and raising the profile of Oracle Park. Now in his 27th season, Revetria creates unique ballpark venues and expansive fan engagement programming that leverage the organization’s proficiency and stellar bayside locale. He also directs curation of larger-than-life experiences for millions of guests, while establishing dynamic revenue streams and strategic partnerships.

Revetria played an integral role in the development of Giants Enterprises — the first dedicated events management team among MLB venues — and its unparalleled programming, including the 2013 Official Spectator Experience for the 34th America’s Cup. Under his leadership, Giants Enterprises received international recognition for its execution of three World Series (2010, 2012, 2014) celebrations and related civic events, including, the Official World Series Galas and downtown ticker-tape parades.

A Bay Area native and graduate of the University of San Francisco, Revetria is a trustee to numerous boards, including the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. As a Trustee Emerita to USF, Revetria assisted the university in shaping the direction of its highly respected Business Administration and Hospitality Management programs and development of the Pat Gallagher Fellowship, a year-long Giants’ internship annually awarded to a USF Sports Management Masters student.

In 2024, Revetria was appointed as Commissioner by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve on the board of Visit California — a California Office of Tourism initiative that promotes the state as a premier travel destination. Since 2022, he also serves on the Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being.

In 2016, Revetria attended the inaugural Sport at the Service of Humanity Conference at the Vatican, convened by Pope Francis. This invite-only conference summoned global leaders from the sectors of sport, spirituality and business to develop strategy for this multi-denominational movement which fosters societal connection through the power of sport and the values of faith.

For more than thirty years, Revetria remains a leader in the meetings and events industry — including as former Chairman of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), during which he co-chaired (2003, 2015, 2022) MPI’s World Education Congress (WEC). Through his extensive experience in planning, advising and fundraising for civic initiatives, Revetria has forged invaluable partnerships on the local, national and international fronts to further the mission of Giants Enterprises — and the city of San Francisco — as a premier destination for events, meetings and travel.

Revetria’s leadership and service has garnered numerous recognition, including the Wender Weis Foundation for Children’s Community Philanthropy Award (2020); the Hotel Council of San Francisco Peter Goldman Award of Excellence (2016) and the International Live Events Association Esprit Award (2015) for the WEC Opening Night Celebration.

In 2025, Revetria was honored by MPI with its prestigious Industry Leader Award, presented in June during the World Education Congress in Saint Louis, Missouri.

He is also the recipient of the inaugural Jim Griffith Memorial Award (May 2025) from The Guardsmen, which honored Revetria’s leadership in supporting the non-profit’s educational, physical fitness and mental wellness opportunities to under-resourced youth. In 2021, Catholic Charities presented its highest honor, the Faith in Action Award, recognizing Revetria’s long-standing devotion to community and support of the organization’s sports, educational and parish CYO programs in the Diocese of San Francisco.

Revetria lives in San Francisco with his wife, Elizabeth, and their two children.

Dr. MOHAMED ABDELAZIZ GADELHAK IBRAHIM

Board Director

Bio

Dr. Ibrahim serves as a Judicial Affairs Officer and Islamic Law Expert with the United Nations Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO), the Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office (PBPSO), and the Justice and Corrections Service (JCS) in New York. He previously served as a Presiding Judge at the Cairo Court of Appeal in Egypt.

Dr. Ibrahim has held several senior international positions, including Senior Rule of Law Officer with UNITAD in Iraq; Head of the Justice and Corrections Team with UNSMIS in Syria; Chief of the Justice, Corrections, and SSR Section with UNMIS in Sudan and South Sudan; and Deputy Director of the Rule of Law Section with UNAMA in Afghanistan.

Earlier in his career, he served as a Legal Adviser at both the Egyptian Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Justice, Legislation Department. He also served as a Judge at the North Cairo Court for five years, presiding over tort, bankruptcy, commercial, and investment cases. Prior to his judicial appointment, he spent five years at the Attorney General’s Office as a Public Prosecutor (District Attorney) in the Central Cairo District, where he handled criminal cases.

Dr. Ibrahim earned his Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) degree in International Human Rights Law from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago in 2007. He received his LL.M. in International Criminal Law from the University of Notre Dame Law School in Indiana in 1997 and earned his License en Droit (Law Degree) from Cairo University, Faculty of Law, Egypt, in 1988.

He is fluent in Arabic, English, French, and Italian.

Monsignor Melchor Sanchez

Board Director Emeritus

Bio

Monsignor Melchor Sanchez de Toca is under-secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture and board director of the Sport at the Service of Humanity Foundation. Born in Jaca, Spain, Msgr. Melchor is a priest of the archdiocese of Toledo, Spain, from 1993.

Mr. Nick Marrone

Board Director Emeritus

Mr. Chris Lang

Chairman Emeritus (Deceased)

SSH Foundation Advisors

We are grateful to our distinguished Advisors who share with us their time, talent and resources to help strengthen and grow the Sport for Humanity global movement.

Mr. Massimiliano Montanari

CEO, Save the Dream

Ms. Renata Simril

CEO, LA84 Foundation

Ms. Diane McGraw

CEO, McGraw Productions

Mr. Ahmad Nassar

CEO, Winners Alliance

Mr. Zack Bates

CEO, Private Clubs Inc.

Mr. Bo Heiner

Heiner & Associates

Ms. Malu Marella

Director, Communications

Mario Butler-Johnson

Director, Milwaukee Sports Collective

Mary Volmer

Director, Higher Ed

Partners & Patrons

Making a difference through the power of faith & sport

Partner Organizations

The Vatican

Partner Organization

Big East Conference

Partner Organization

Save The Dream

Partner Organization

Football For The Goals

Partner Organization

Food For The Poor

Inspired Partnership

Acknowledgements

Allianz

2016 SSH Global Conference Founding Sponsor
2017 Humanity Sports Club Global Partner

The Coca-Cola Company

2016 SSH Global Conference Sponsor

ISPS Handa

2017 - 2019 Global Patron and Young Leaders Mentoring Program Presenting Partner

Eni

2016 SSH Global Conference Sponsor

Donors & Supporters

Sport for Humanity Foundation acknowledges the following individuals for their financial contribution and commitment to see a world where we Live Like We Play! Their generous donation will allow us to continue our work in championing our Three Pillars and bringing to life the Six Principles of our global faith and sport movement.

“Three Pillars”
Champions

Mr. Michael Hershman

President & CEO, The Soloviev Group

Mr. Mike and Mrs. Nancy Vespoli

Vespoli USA

Bader Philanthropies
GMF

“Six Principles”
Advocates

Ms. Paige Backman

Mr. Howard Smith

Mr. Steven McCarthy