Kyle Van Fechtmann
About Kyle Van Fechtmann
Kyle Van Fechtmann is the Manager of Global Partnerships and Gaming Communications at the NBA, with a background in sports management and public relations.
Current Position at NBA
Kyle Van Fechtmann currently holds the position of Manager, Global Partnerships and Gaming Communications at the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been with the NBA in this role since 2020. His responsibilities include overseeing global partnerships and managing communications related to gaming, an area of growing importance for the league.
Previous Roles at NBA
Before his current role, Kyle Van Fechtmann has held several positions within the NBA. From 2018 to 2020, he served as Associate Manager, Global Partnerships and Gaming Communications in New York, New York. Prior to that, he was Coordinator, Partnership & Corporate Communications from 2017 to 2018, and Associate Coordinator, Partnership & Corporate Communications from 2016 to 2017. He began his journey at the NBA as a Project Communications Employee from 2015 to 2016.
Earlier Career and Internships
Kyle Van Fechtmann has a rich history of internships and roles in communications and sports journalism prior to joining the NBA. In 2015, he was a Communications Intern at ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut, and at Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction in Auburn, Alabama. Additionally, he interned as a Marketing and Public Relations Intern at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum in Newport, Rhode Island, in 2014.
Education and Academic Background
Kyle Van Fechtmann holds a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Sports Management from Columbia University in the City of New York, which he completed between 2019 and 2022. He also earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Public Relations from Auburn University, where he studied from 2011 to 2015.
Experience in Journalism
Kyle Van Fechtmann's background in journalism is extensive. He worked as an Assistant Sports Editor at The Auburn Plainsman in 2014, and earlier that same year, as a Sports Reporter. From 2013 to 2014, he contributed as a Sports Writer. In 2011, he took on the role of Freelance Writer and Sports Columnist at Patch.com in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.