Former NBPA Executive Director brings transformational leadership as sports industry growth creates surge in demand for specialized advisory services.

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 14, 2025 – Secretariat is excited to announce the addition of Tamika Tremaglio as a Managing Director in the Washington, D.C. office, where she’ll lead the firm’s growing Global Sports Consulting capabilities. The former executive director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), Tamika is a globally renowned leader with more than 30 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies, leading law firms, and prominent sports industry organizations, executives, and athletes.

“I’ve had the privilege of knowing Tamika for more than 25 years, and I am thrilled to welcome her to Secretariat,” said Secretariat Managing Director Don Harvey. “Her robust expertise, strategic vision, and transformative impact not only align with our core values of quality and culture—they will also be instrumental in amplifying our reputation in sports consulting through highly visible engagements across sports communities and ecosystems. With the sports industry undergoing generational transformation and exponential market growth, there has never been more of a need for sophisticated advice and expertise.”

Tremaglio has advised leaders in sports for more than 15 years across football, soccer, women and men’s basketball, table tennis, fishing and more. At the NBPA, Tremaglio led the historic negotiation of a groundbreaking $50 billion collective bargaining agreement and unlocked unprecedented value for NBA players. Her collective bargaining expertise also extended to advising on the 2020 WNBPA collective bargaining agreement. She has advised global sovereign sports ministries, as well as private sector, venture, and sports organizations seeking to maximize their competitive advantages, including work in the Middle East to reimagine sports in the region. Before the NBPA, she served as Managing Principal for the Greater Washington Area at Deloitte, their largest office in the country.

“To join a group of such talented people during a momentous time in the industry is thrilling,” Tremaglio said. “One of the incredible things about sports is the ability to see something new every game, every season, even every play. The same applies to the global sports industry. With monumental changes happening to the industry everywhere you look, it’s so exciting to jump in and help define the next era of sports and business.”

The global sports market is projected to grow from $485 billion in 2023 to $651 billion by 2028, with over $50 billion in private equity and sovereign wealth fund investments in the past two years alone. The ever-increasing flow of funds presents new commercial opportunities for all stakeholders worldwide.

Secretariat’s Global Sports Consulting practice draws on the firm’s extensive capabilities across litigation and disputes; capital projects and infrastructure; data, AI and analytics; economics and business valuations; forensic accounting; intellectual property; M&A and transaction advisory; and regulatory compliance and investigations. This integrated, multidisciplinary approach positions Secretariat as an immediate market leader ready to address the complex, sports-specific challenges facing leagues, teams, investors, and other stakeholders. With a strong foundation, experienced leadership, and aligned vision, Secretariat has distinct capabilities to influence and guide the future of sports.

Tremaglio joins a global team of specialized experts, including Associate Directors Shalabh Gupta and Amran Nawaz, who have spearheaded Secretariat’s growing sports industry reputation through expanded relationships with prominent organizations, including LawinSports and the Sports Lawyer Association.

“Leaders like Tamika don’t come around often,” Secretariat President Joseph Blanco said. “Her impact on both the international level and in her local communities is profound. Thanks to her unique combination of boardroom fluency, athlete trust, global connectivity, and leadership, she has the rare ability to shape the future of sports business and innovation across multiple sectors and continents.”

Tamika earned her law degree from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, her master’s degree from the University of Baltimore, and her undergraduate degree from Mount St. Mary’s University.