
Walter Recher
Tel: (914) 872-4036 C: (845) 264-2997
walter@diamondsportscareers.com
Walter is a founding partner in Diamond Sports, and is responsible for leading business strategy, partnerships, and education and training programs, as a member of the senior management team.
Walter has led the successful development, launch and management of innovative education and training programs, sports marketing programs, career events, and has led business development programs at several of the most successful growth companies in American business history. He has over 20 years experience in education, as an adjunct professor, curricula developer, distance learning and online programs, and in professional development. Walter worked with Dave Torromeo in the launch of the Manhattanville College Sport Business Management Programs, on of the most successful programs in the U.S., serving as Director of Sports Internships, as adjunct professor, developing their first online class, Technology and Sports in the Global Market, Entrepreneurship in Sports, and their Internship Program, managing relationships with major sports organizations, including Madison Square Garden, the NY Yankees, USTA, the NFL, NY Mets, and many others.
During his career in education, Walter introduced new online and traditional classes at Fordham University, Marist College, and State University of New York Online, and developed new courses and programs in entrepreneurship, and emerging technologies. Walter founded SmallBall Marketing to develop sports entrepreneurship, and has been involved in the organization and management of numerous sports marketing events, including the Diamond Sports Big Apple Career Week, Diamond Sports Perfect Pitch with the Hudson Valley Renegades, the Big Apple Coaches Convention featuring Don Mattingly, career seminars at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center and Bobby Valentine’s Sports Academy, the Manhattanville College Career Fair, and the inaugural Army vs. Marist baseball event at Dutchess Stadium. Recher has been a member of the Society of Human Resource Management and ASTD.
Previously, Walter developed a new media marketing firm in partnership with the National Center for Missing Children, sponsoring events with the PGA/Buick Classic and Citibank Tournament of Champions. During his career at MCI, Recher developed partner marketing alliances with Intel and Microsoft in the launch of the MCI Distance Learning Program as Director Advanced Services Marketing, and managed the GE Global Services team. Walter earned his MBA at Fordham University, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from State University of New York, College at Oswego.











