Tim Pernetti

Tim Pernetti is the President of IMG College. He was named to this post by WME/IMG in February 2015. Pernetti served previously as the Chief Business Officer of the Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion club New York City FC (NYCFC). His appointment was announced by the club on September 9, 2013. According to the club's press release, Pernetti will oversee all business operations for the club, which is set to commence competition in the MLS in March 2015.

Pernetti is the former Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Rutgers University between 2009 and 2013. His appointment began as part of a five-year agreement with the university.

Early life

Tim Pernetti was born on November 2, 1970 at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey. He grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey and went to Sicomac School for Kindergarten through 6th grades and Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School for 7th and 8th grades. He then attended Ramapo High School. Pernetti played football and basketball at Ramapo and captained the basketball team in 1989. He was also an all-state football player in 1988 and named the Ramapo High School Athlete of the Year in 1989. He was inducted into the Ramapo High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. Pernetti and earned a scholarship to play for the Scarlet Knights as a tight end from 1989 to 1993. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass media and a master's degree in communication from Rutgers.