Hometown: Boca Raton, FL
Favorite Ballpark Food: Nachos with extra jalapenos
Favorite Sports Team: Baltimore Orioles
Walk-up Song: Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus
Favorite Sports Movie: Angels in the Outfield
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Raphael (TMNT)
Favorite Quote: "Success is what you do for yourself.. greatness is what you do for others"
When you were a kid what did you want to be: An actor
Greg Baroni is the CEO and Principal General Partner of Attain Sports and Entertainment, owner of the Bowie Baysox, Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, located in Bowie, Maryland, and the Frederick Keys, a collegiate summer baseball team that competes in the MLB Draft League, located in Frederick, Maryland effective January 1, 2022. As a Maryland resident of more than 30 years, he has deep roots in the region and is passionate about bringing next-level baseball experiences to the area.
Greg is also the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Attain Partners. In 2009, Mr. Baroni co-founded Attain, LLC. Following the sale of Attain’s Federal business division in 2021, he launched Attain Partners, with a continued—and expanding—dedication to the education, nonprofit, healthcare, and state and local government markets.
Before founding Attain, Mr. Baroni held various leadership roles at Unisys Corporation, including corporate senior vice president of the company and president of its Federal Systems and Global Public Sector Unit. During his tenure, the Federal Systems group achieved extraordinary results, doubling its revenue while achieving industry standard operating margins.
Previously, Mr. Baroni spent nearly 20 years at KPMG Consulting, departing the company as its senior vice president of Public Services, serving nonprofit, education, healthcare, and government clients. In this capacity, Mr. Baroni advised numerous organizations on critical business areas such as strategy, cost optimization, and distributed learning. He also led development, implementation, and integration projects involving enterprise-wide packaged solutions and development of software solutions, including grants management, cost allocation, property management, space utilization, and effort reporting software. It was during his tenure at KPMG that, in 1997, he helped to launch a spinoff from his practice—a distributed learning group that is now Blackboard, Inc.
For more than 15 years, he served on the Board of AIR, leading the Investment, M&A, and Finance Committees as Chair. During his time on the Board, AIR saw revenue grow by 5X, established a capture and business development program, launched a proposal center, and went through three iterations of strategic planning.
Mr. Baroni has received numerous industry leadership awards such as the Fed 100, Fast Company’s Fast 50, Consulting Magazine’s Top 25, the Greater Washington Government Contracting Awards’ Executive of the Year, NVTC Tech 100 Executives, and the EY Entrepreneur of The Year in the Government Services, Small category for Greater Washington. He also led Attain to be recognized among Consulting Magazine’s 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 Fastest Growing Firms and the publication’s 2017 and 2019 Best Firms to Work For, as voted on by the employees.
An active leader in the professional association community, Mr. Baroni also continues to actively serve the missions of our local charitable and industry organizations. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics at the University of Southern California.
Rich Roberts is the President and General Partner of Attain Sports and Entertainment, owner of the Bowie Baysox, Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, located in Bowie, Maryland, and the Frederick Keys, a collegiate summer baseball team that competes in the MLB Draft League, located in Frederick, Maryland effective January 1, 2022. A long-time baseball fan, Rich is dedicated to presenting baseball as affordable family entertainment with a commitment to community engagement, customer service, innovation, and the professional development of its employees.
Rich is also a Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer at Attain Partners. He previously served as Chairman and Executive Vice President of the Global Public Services unit at BearingPoint, Inc. and formerly as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Prior to his years at BearingPoint, he was a partner and the Federal Services National Industry Director at KPMG.
During his 30 years at BearingPoint and at KPMG, Rich's leadership established each of the Federal market companies as preeminent businesses in the government contracting marketplace.
Rich is experienced in the areas of management improvement, information systems, financial modeling, cost-benefit analysis, organizational analysis, and development of accounting and organizational policies and procedures. He has extensive hands-on experience in various organizational and process improvement initiatives in both government and industry.
Rich also is a Certified Public Accountant in Virginia and the District of Columbia. Prior to his corporate career, Rich served as an officer in the United States Army.
Hometown: Dubuque, IA
Favorite Ballpark Food: Angus Burger
Favorite Sports Team: Iowa Hawkeyes
Walk-up Song: Back in Black - ACDC
Favorite Sports Movie: Field of Dreams
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Wonder Woman
Favorite Quote: "Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do." - Ella Fitzgerald
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Something in sports or work for the federal government in DC
Hometown: Frederick, MD
Favorite Ballpark Food: Flying Dog Snake Dog
Favorite Sports Team: Washington Capitals
Walk-up Song: "Astronaut in the Ocean" - Masked Wolf
Favorite Sports Movie: Slapshot
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Deadpool
Favorite Quote: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
When you were a kid what did you want to be: ESPN Sportscenter Anchor
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
Favorite Ballpark Food: Fresh Kettle Corn
Favorite Sports Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Walk-up Song: "Crazy Train" - Ozzy Osbourne
Favorite Sports Movie: Dodgeball
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Thor
Favorite Quote: "You only live once, but if you do it right once is enough." - Mae West
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Work with animals or become an artist
Hometown: Ashburn, VA
Favorite Ballpark Food: Bratwurst
Favorite Sports Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Walk-up Song: "Nightcrawler" - Travis Scott
Favorite Sports Movie: Miracle
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Spiderman
Favorite Quote: "One Man's trash is another man's treasure.." - Yotam Ottolenghi
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Professional Hockey Player
Hometown: New Freedom, PA
Favorite Ballpark Food: Loaded Nachos
Favorite Sports Team: Baltimore Orioles
Walk-up Song: "Up, Up and Away" - Kid Cudi
Favorite Sports Movie: Remember the Titans
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Spiderman
Favorite Quote: "Be a goldfish." - Ted Lasso
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Professional Baseball Player
Hometown: Miami, FL
Favorite Ballpark Food: Footlong Hot Dog
Favorite Sports Team: Miami Dolphins
Walk-up Song: "All of the Lights" - Kanye West
Favorite Sports Movie: Airbud
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Iron Man
Favorite Quote: "There's no crying in baseball." - Tom Hanks
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Pilot
Hometown: Frederick, MD
Favorite Ballpark Food: Crab Fries
Favorite Sports Team: Philadelphia Eagles & Phillies
Walk-up Song: 100 Miles and Running - Logic Wale
Favorite Sports Movie: BASEketball
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: "I am Groot"
Favorite Quote: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." - Wayne Gretzky -Michael Scott -Patrick Koogle
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Professional Athlete
Hometown: New Market, MD
Favorite Ballpark Food: Chicken Tenders
Favorite Sports Team: Washington Nationals
Walk-up Song: In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins
Favorite Sports Movie: Moneyball
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Spiderman
Favorite Quote: "Never let the fear of striking out get in your way." -Babe Ruth
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Professional Athlete
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Favorite Ballpark Food: Peanuts
Favorite Sports Team: Ohio State Buckeyes
Walk-up Song: "Low Rider" - War
Favorite Sports Movie: Talladega Nights
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Iron Man
Favorite Quote: "So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart" -Tecumseh
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Sports Agent
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Favorite Ballpark Food: Beer
Favorite Sports Team: Liverpool FC
Walk-up Song: "I Want it That Way" - Backstreet Boys
Favorite Sports Movie: Rookie of the Year
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Spiderman
Favorite Quote: "If you ain't first, you're last" - Ricky Bobby
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Baseball Player
Hometown: Lovettsville, VA
Favorite Ballpark Food: Chili Cheese Dog
Favorite Sports Team: Washington Capitals
Walk-up Song: "Meet Virginia" - Train
Favorite Sports Movie: Creed
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Blossom
Favorite Quote: "Seek discomfort. Life’s greatest moments and deepest connections exist outside of your comfort zone" - Yes Theory
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Marine Biologist
Hometown: Frederick, MD
Favorite Ballpark Food: Pretzels
Favorite Sports Team: Towson Tigers
Walk-up Song: "Say Yeah" - Wiz Khalifa
Favorite Sports Movie: Remember the Titans
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Wonder Woman
Favorite Quote: "You only live once"
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Nurse
Hometown: Hagerstown, MD
Favorite Ballpark Food: Peanuts
Favorite Sports Team: Baltimore Orioles
Walk-up Song: "Fireworks" - Katy Perry
Favorite Sports Movie: The Replacements
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Iron Man
Favorite Quote: "Go big or go home"
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Astronaut
Hometown: Pine Hill, NY
Favorite Ballpark Food: Hotdogs
Favorite Sports Team: New York Mets
Walk-up Song: "Walk this Way" - Aerosmith
Favorite Sports Movie: Sandlot
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Aquaman
Favorite Quote: "You're killing me smalls!" - Squints
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Professional Baseball Player
Hometown: Gettysburg, PA
Favorite Ballpark Food: Peanuts
Favorite Sports Team: Miami Hurricanes
Walk-up Song: "Cashmere" - Led Zeppelin
Favorite Sports Movie: Bull Durham
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Flash
Favorite Quote: "If you ain't first, you're last" -Ricky Bobby
When you were a kid what did you want to be: MLB Player
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Favorite Ballpark Food: Hot Dog
Favorite Sports Team: Baltimore Orioles
Walk-up Song: "You Proof" - Morgan Wallen
Favorite Sports Movie: The Rookie
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Spiderman
Favorite Quote: "I never dreamed of success, I worked for it"
*When you were a kid what did you want to be: *Vet
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Favorite Ballpark Food: Bacon Cheeseburger
Favorite Sports Team: Washington Capitals
Walk-up Song: "Go Your Own Way" - Fleetwood Mac
Favorite Sports Movie: Field of Dreams
If you could be a Superhero who would it be: Flash
Favorite Quote: "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift. That's why they call it present." - Master Oogway
When you were a kid what did you want to be: Pro Hockey Player