Arne Rees is Director of Entrepreneurship at The Frederick Gunn School and leads the school’s new Center for Entrepreneurship. A native of Germany, Arne holds a law degree from the University of Passau, a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) from The Fletcher School at Tufts University through its dual degree program with Harvard Law School, and an MBA from École des Ponts Business School in Paris. He came to Gunn with many years of experience in venture capital and business startups. He was a founding partner of Velocity Capital, CEO of Sportradar US, a partner at investment firm MSP Sports and International Chairman of Bundesliga. Prior to this, he was a senior executive at ESPN, serving as Chief of Staff, GM of International Digital Media, and Vice President of International Development. Arne was Head of Strategic Business Development at UEFA, and helped to grow the EURO and Champions League brands’ global image. He was an adjunct professor for four years at Columbia Business School, where he taught a class in media strategy and innovation. He and his wife, Caroline, and son, Gabriel, and wheaten terrier, Benji, live in Roxbury.