Our team
Meet Peter Henry
Board Member - President
Dean Emeritus - NYU Stern / Senior Fellow Stanford University
Peter Henry is the Class of 1984 Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, senior fellow at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and dean emeritus of New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1969, Henry became a US citizen in 1986. Henry received his PhD in economics from MIT and bachelor’s degrees from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead-Cain Scholar, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a reserve wide receiver on the football team, and a finalist in the 1991 campuswide slam dunk competition. He lives in Stanford and Düsseldorf with his wife and four sons. In addition to TBFC, Peter serves on the board of Nike, Citigroup, and GE. He is also Principal Investigator of the Ph.D. Excellence Initiative, a fellowship program for minority scholars seeking admission to economics doctoral programs. Additionally, he led the economics advisory group for then-Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign in 2008 and was later appointed by Obama to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships. Peter knows firsthand the value of a good mentor and is proud to serve the next generation of young soccer players coming through the doors of Two Bridges FC.
Meet Brian KUritzky
Co-Founder & Board Member
Executive Director - Barclays
An avid soccer player, Brian previously played professionally with Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C (Israel) and The New York Cosmos after graduating with honors from Cornell University. There, he earned Academic All-American Distinction and Ivy-League Team of the Year and was a member of the U-18 US National Team Pool in 2004. A tireless worker, Ironman, and Marathoner, Brian also speaks English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Mandarin while working over 90 hours a week. He also holds a Masters in Educational Leadership as well as a specialization in Performance Enhancement for Athletes from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He taught himself piano and guitar. Brian is a big believer in hard work achieving results. His grueling fitness sessions bring dismay in the moment, but the resulting mental fortitude is unparalleled.
Meet Tom Costanzo
Board Member
CEO - Fosun International
Tom Costanzo is a Brooklyn native who has played soccer all his life, including collegiately as a goalkeeper at Yale University. From there, Tom went on to become the VP of acquisitions at Vornado Trust before moving into a similar role at Callahan Capital and then finally into his current role at Fosun Hive. Fosun is a multi-format and full-strategy global landscape group with 130 projects managed/owned across 4 continents. Tom continues to show his dedication to growing the beautiful game through his work with Two Bridges FC.
Meet Max Mansfield
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Born in Dortmund but raised in NYC, Max has played and coached in both the US and Europe. Playing in Germany at the U19 Bundesliga level before heading back to the states to pursue his studies at Columbia and then later Cornell University. Upon graduating with a degree in economics, Max spent a few years in the corporate world before launching The Fussball Project, a company dedicated to helping domestic players land pro soccer opportunities in Europe. Later, he launched New Amsterdam Football Club (NAFC), a pro soccer team competing in the US 3rd division (NISA). He served as sporting director at NAFC, managing day-to-day sporting and business operations before co-founding Two Bridges FC. He currently holds his UEFA B license.
Meet Mike Mansfield
Co-Founder & Head of Communications
With an innate sense to capture the grit behind NYC’s skyscrapers, Michael leads TBFC’s Communications and Media team with a diverse background in Music, Advertising, and NYC Real Estate. Michael was part of the founding team at New Amsterdam FC, and when the TBFC opportunity came about, Michael didn’t think twice. The ability to capture the story of TBFC’s birth through the lens of someone who’s seen the ups and downs of this great city. The players, culture and future fans are deeply woven into the organization.
Meet Arik Rosenstein
Co-Founder & Head of Strategy
Growing up in New York, Arik would watch football every weekend with his father and brother. Having experienced working across 5 continents, Arik has been inspired to dedicate his career to using football as a means for social change. His experiences with streetfootballworld, professional clubs Maccabi Tel Aviv and Accra Hearts of Oak, and working within European fan-culture at UEFA funded SD Europe, have shaped his path to being a part of Two Bridges FC. Arik is responsible for developing the strategic infrastructure of Two Bridges FC and expanding the possibilities for program participants.
Meet Kelly Kushnir
Director of Fundraising
Kelly has more than 25 years of experience in developing corporate philanthropy and fundraising programs with corporations and nonprofits across the U.S. and globally. Her expertise includes strategic planning, partnership development, fundraising strategies and communications integration. Kelly has worked with clients in many industries including retail, luxury, consumer packaged goods, education and social services. She has helped build corporate philanthropy platforms from the ground up, executed high profile cause marketing programs, global events and multi-million dollar fundraising campaigns. Kelly is a graduate of Columbia University and resides in New York City with three children from elementary school to college who are avid soccer players. Kelly is deeply committed to changing and improving the soccer landscape in the U.S. to give equitable access to children and teens from under-resourced communities, using soccer as a means to teach vital life skills, and enabling more student athletes to have the opportunity to pursue soccer in college and beyond.
Meet Nyakuome Thichiot
Chief Academic Officer
Kuome is a first-generation American, born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. As one of nine siblings, Kuome has mastered interpersonal dynamics. In 7th grade, Kuome discovered athletics would be the ticket to her biggest dreams. As a three-sport varsity athlete and honor student throughout high school, Kuome was able to fund her college pursuits with multiple full-tuition athletic scholarships. She spent two years at the University of Nebraska before transferring to CUNY Queens College, where she finished her undergraduate studies. Kuome was a member of the women’s track and field team at both schools and was a consistent top competitor in both divisions. Following undergrad, Kuome made the choice to stay within CUNY for her graduate studies. She will be graduating with her Master's degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology in June 2024. Kuome’s value extends outside of the classroom. She hopes to be a positive figure for the student-athletes by leading with honesty, altruism, and a community at heart. She aims to cultivate a generation of well-rounded leaders who will command every room they walk into.
Two Bridges Football Club does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations- including the appointment to and termination from its Board of Directors, hiring and firing of staff or contractors, selection of volunteers, selection of vendors, and providing of services.
