Dan Grun­feld was a two-time Aca­d­e­m­ic All-Amer­i­can as a mem­ber of Stan­ford Uni­ver­si­ty’s men’s bas­ket­ball team. He played eight pro­fes­sion­al sea­sons in top leagues around the world, includ­ing a year in Ger­many, three in Spain, and four in Israel, with a brief stint in the NBA for the New York Knicks. Grun­feld received his MBA from Stan­ford, and his writ­ing has appeared in out­lets includ­ing Sports Illus­trat­ed, Huff­in­g­ton Post, Jerusalem Post, and SBNa­tion.