Paul Ratner
Adjunct Faculty
Mr. Ratner is the Senior Manager of Premium Seating at the
Golden State Warriors. In his current role his main job
responsibility is selling multi-year leases in luxury suites for
all events hosted at the Oracle Arena. Additionally he is currently
involved in pricing Oracle Arena's luxury suites and how
the Golden State Warriors position opportunities for suites in the
Warriors New Arena in 2017.
In between his current role and prior stint at the Golden State
Warriors Paul was a Sales Manager at the PGA TOUR for The Charles
Schwab Cup Championship at San Francisco's TPC Harding
Park. In that role he was responsible for hospitality and
sponsorship sales at that specific event in addition to all
Championship Management Events (14 events total internationally).
Additional responsibilities in this role included marketing,
community outreach, and business development activities for the
Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
Paul spent nearly 6 years with the Golden State Warriors from
2004-2010 only to return in May of 2012. In those 6 years where he
held various roles in ticket sales, suite sales, premium sales, and
even working with the radio broadcasting team. Paul holds a
Bachelor of Arts from San Francisco State University in Radio &
Television and a Master of Arts in Sport Management from the
University of San Francisco.
Education
M.A., University of San Francisco