Steve Koonin

Steve Koonin (born June 6, 1957) is the

Koonin was born in 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia. He studied marketing at the University of Georgia. Koonin is Jewish.^[1]

Career

Coca Cola Company

Koonin spent more than a decade at

He worked at Turner Broadcasting System for over 14 years, and served as the organization's president.^[4]

Atlanta Hawks

In April 2014, the Atlanta Hawks hired Koonin as CEO of the Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena.^[5]

By the end of 2015, the Hawks organization built 25 community basketball courts over five years in disadvantaged communities across the city of Atlanta.^[6][7] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Atlanta Hawks leveraged partnerships with Emory Healthcare to provide thousands of meals weekly for workers on the front lines.^{[8][9][10][11][12]} In June 2020, Atlanta Hawks were the first NBA team to commit their arena for use as a polling site – the largest voting center in the state of Georgia – during the 2020 election.^{[13][14][15][16][17][18]}

Boards and accolades

Koonin serves as the chairman for the