Rusty Sullivan has served as the Executive Director of The Sports Museum since early 2005. In this position, he has overall responsibility for the strategy, direction, and operations of The Sports Museum.
Previously, Rusty was a Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Linkage, Inc., a worldwide leadership development company. During his tenure at Linkage, he served on the company's Executive Committee; led the company's Market and Strategy Development Team; headed a business unit (Training) that enjoyed P&L success; and helped develop several of Linkage's hallmark educational programs, products, and services.
Rusty is the author of the acclaimed Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times (University of Illinois Press, 2002), a book that was favorably reviewed in the New York Times Book Review and other leading publications. He is also a contributing author of The Rock, the Curse, and the Hub: A Random History of Boston Sports (Harvard University Press, 2005), as well as the Associate Producer of the forthcoming film documentary Rocky: A Life Story and Producer of Impossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red Sox.
Rusty is a graduate of Yale University (where he was the Sports Editor of the Yale Daily News) and Harvard Law School.