The Tufts Black Alumni Association (TBAA) is a chapter of the Tufts University Alumni Association. TBAA strives to maintain the bond between Black alumni and Tufts University by developing programs and events that encourage prolonged involvement with the greater Tufts community. The chapter coordinates with the Africana Center and the Office of Alumni Relations to plan communications and events.

For additional information about the Tufts Black Alumni Association and the Tufts University Alumni Association, please visit the group's website.

Alumni Spotlight

David B. Rone, A84

Based in Los Angeles, David is the co-head of CAA Sports and oversees the agency’s sports business and its expansion into other areas such as broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, and sports properties for sales/sponsorships opportunities.

Prior to joining CAA in 2007, Rone served as the Executive Vice President for Fox Sports Networks and General Manager for Fox he was responsible for the strategic direction, financial analysis, negotiation and relationship management of television rights from 49 professional sports teams in Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League. He also oversaw FSN’s relationships with the major collegiate conferences (ACC, Big XII, SEC, Pac-10).
Recognized in 2004 by Sports Illustrated magazine as one of most influential minorities in sports, he was also named one of the “50 most powerful African-Americans in sports” by Black Enterprise magazine and was also listed as one of Cableworld magazine’s 2006 list of the “50 most influential minorities in cable.”

Prior to joining Fox, Rone spent nine years in roles of increasing responsibility at the Walt Disney Company including Vice President, Business Development for Corporate Alliances, Vice President, Business Affairs for the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group and as an attorney in Business and Legal Affairs for the Walt Disney/Touchstone Pictures labels before a promotion to Director, Business Affairs. He began his career as a corporate attorney specializing in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and secured lending transactions at the Chicago law firm of Rudnick & Wolfe.

Rone is a member of the Board of Directors of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, the Motion Picture and Television Fund, the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission; The Northwestern Law School Board and the Board of Overseers for the School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University. Rone received a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University in 1984 and received his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1987. He resides in Manhattan Beach, California with his wife and two children.