Warriors Josh Proctor named Bay Area CFO of the Year
Pretty fitting.
The Golden State Warriors are hoping to win some major awards in the next year. An NBA championship would be nice. A third MVP trophy would look good on Steph Curry’s mantle. Some All-Star nods would be a delight.
But they won’t get the chance to earn those awards for awhile. And until then, they get to celebrate a preseason award, even if it doesn’t really impact what’s happening on the court. A few days ago, the San Francisco Business Times announced that Josh Proctor, the chief financial officer for the Dubs for the last four seasons, has been named the Bay Area CFO of the Year in the non-public company category.
Per a press release from the Warriors, Proctor — who previously has worked for the San Francisco 49ers and Nike — has “overseen the overall strategy and implementation of Thrive City’s retail offerings, working with over a dozen Bay Area operations to open locations in the district surrounding Chase Center. Additionally, Proctor oversaw the development of the financial model used in the evaluation and purchase of the Warriors’ WNBA expansion franchise, the Golden State Valkyries. In 2021, Proctor helped close the first private equity investment in an NBA franchise with Arctos Sports Partners.”
It’s fitting for a Warriors CFO to win the award, given that the Dubs are one of the most valuable franchises in professional sports, and play in an arena with a bank’s name plastered in huge letters on the front. And it certainly builds further confidence that Golden State can be successful with their expansion team in the WNBA, which kicks off its debut season in 2025.
Congrats to Proctor on the award. May it be the first of many that the Dubs earn in the coming year.