PC Degree(s): B.S. in Marketing

PC Activities:  Intramural Athletics

Career Path:  After graduating from Providence College with a bachelor of science degree in marketing, Gotham worked in sales as an account executive for NCR Corporation—a position he found through PC’s Career Services for Seniors. He later served as regional sales and senior business development manager for Process Software Corporation; as vice president of channel sales for FTP Software; and as vice president of sales and business development with Lycos, an original search engine and internet media company. During his five-year tenure there, Lycos grew into a profitable $400 million-a-year business. At the height of the Internet market it was sold to Terra, a Spanish communications company.

Gotham joined the Boston Celtics in 2003 after an unexpected call from one of his connections in the business world. When new Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck and his ownership group bought the team, Gotham was recommended to them as someone who could help manage the Celtics’ business operations. He was named executive vice president of sales, marketing, and corporate development. He was promoted to the organization’s chief operating officer in 2006 and in 2007, was named the team President.

Family:  Family: Wife, Kara Corridon Gotham ’90, and their three children; brothers-in-law Chris Corridon ’89 and Sean Corridon ’86

Staying Involved:  Gotham has been a basketball season ticket holder and attends the BIG EAST Tournament with 30 of his PC friends in New York each year. He attended his 20-year reunion in June 2006.

Memorable Quotes:  “My favorite part of the job is game nights. We throw the equivalent of a Broadway show 45 nights a year. There’s a lot of excitement on game nights, a lot of adrenaline that I didn’t get when I was driving into a corporate park every morning.”

“I feel the decision I made to go to Providence was maybe the most important one I’ve made in my life. While it’s tough to draw a straight line between college and things that have happened since, I feel that a lot of the good fortune I’ve had started with PC.”