Early Life and Education

Park was born and raised in New York City. His father was a Doctor of Internal Medicine, psychotherapist and a senior Madison Avenue advertising executive and his mother was a health care professional.

He attended Bishop’s College School, Lennoxville, P.Q. Canada; Croydon Country Day School, Jamaica Estates, NY; P.S. 99 Kew Gardens School, NY; and, The Kew-Forest School, Forest Hills, NY. After his secondary education, he attended Western University, London, Ontario, Canada and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977. In 1979, he earned an MPA from the New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, a Ph.D. from the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science in 1982, and successfully completed the International Housing Finance Program, The Wharton Real Estate Center, University of Pennsylvania in 2001.

[Left to Right] Operations Director, Derek Bryson Park; Tournament Chairman and President of the Interpublic Group of Companies [NYSE: “IPG”] J. Donald McNamara Presenting the Championship Trophy to American Tennis Star, Eddie Dibbs; Forest Hills Invitational, New York

Derek Bryson Park and WCT/Fila Models Moments Before the Men’s Final’s, Center Court, WCT Forest Hills Invitational, New York
Derek Bryson Park and WCT / FILA Models Moments Before the Men’s Final’s, Center Court, WCT Forest Hills Invitational, New York

International Tennis Star Ivan Lendl; Derek Bryson Park; and Co-founder of World Champion Tennis [“WCT”]; Founder of the American Football League (“AFL”); and Founder and Owner of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (“NFL”), Lamar Hunt.
[Left to Right] International Tennis Star Ivan Lendl; Derek Bryson Park; and Co-founder of World Champion Tennis [“WCT”]; Founder of the American Football League (“AFL”); and Founder and Owner of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (“NFL”), Lamar Hunt

Derek Bryson Park overseeing the USTA Tournament Chairman W. E. “Slew” Hester, Jr., (right) presenting an award of recognition to the then-President of the USTA, Joseph E. Carrico; US Open Tennis Championships, USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, NY
Derek Bryson Park Overseeing the USTA Tournament Chairman W. E. “Slew” Hester, Jr., (right) Presenting an Award of Recognition to the Then-President of the USTA, Joseph E. Carrico; US Open Tennis Championships, USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, NY

Derek Bryson Park collaborating on transformative strategic initiatives with Lamar Hunt, celebrated owner of the Kansas City Chiefs and the visionary founder of the American Football League and the Super Bowl, at a significant sporting occasion.
Derek Bryson Park Collaborating on Transformative Strategic Initiatives with Lamar Hunt, Celebrated Owner of the Kansas City Chiefs and Visionary Founder of the American Football League and the Super Bowl, at a Significant Sporting Occasion

President of the United States Tennis Association Marvin P. Richmond and Derek Bryson Park Shortly After the Men’s Finals Trophy Presentation Made to Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl, Marking the Close of the 1982 U.S. Open Tennis Championships, Presidential Suite, USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York

From 1975-1982, he also served as Facilities Manager, Ron Delsener Enterprises/West Side Tennis Club (at Forest Hills Stadium and New York City’s Central Park), supervising in-concert Performances of over ten international renowned artists including Frank Sinatra, James Taylor, Donna Summer, Linda Ronstadt, Olivia Newton-John, Joni Mitchell, Barry Manilow, The Boomtown Rats, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis Jr., and Ethel Merman.

Ron Delsener receiving Billboard’s Golden Circle Award
Ron Delsener receiving Billboard’s Golden Circle Award, New York City

Former Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Universal Pictures and personal mentor, Charles Dewey Prutzman and Derek Bryson Park at the Prutzman family home in New York City
Former Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Universal Pictures and personal mentor, Charles Dewey Prutzman and Derek Bryson Park at the Prutzman family home in New York City

Derek Bryson Park serving as an Affiliate/ Ad Hoc Intern for the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations, New York, NY

Derek Bryson Park shaking hands with the Dean of the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, The Very Reverend Ward B. Ewing

 
Derek Bryson Park pictured with the Bishop’s College School Squash Team, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada
Derek Bryson Park pictured with the Bishop’s College School Cricket Team, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada