Nick Arison (born 1981) is an American basketball executive who has been the CEO of the

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(owned by his father

Micky Arison Micky Arison (; born June 29, 1949) is an Israeli-American billionaire businessman and chairman of Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise operator. From 1979 until 2013, he was also the company's chief executive officer. Arison is al ...

) since 2011, managing the daily operations of the organization. Arison has also held the position of alternate governor since 2005. He has been employed full-time by the organization since 2003.

Early life and education

During his teenage years, Arison was the

's towel, water boy, and floor mopper. Arison completed studies at

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in 2003, earning a degree in

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along with a certificate in marketing and management. He did four seasons as the team manager for the Blue Devils men's basketball team and assumed the role of head team manager in his senior year under

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. He worked for

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, assisted in overseeing the day-to-day activities during significant events such as the

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and

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, as well as the 2006 world championships.

Personal life

Arison is the son of

, owner of the

. His grandfather,

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, was one of the original founders of the team. He has one sister Kelly, who is the godmother of Carnival Sunrise. Arison married his wife Jenna in 2016. She is the daughter of Barth A. Green, a

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and longtime chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the

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. They live in Miami with their son and daughter. Jenna Arison is involved with Project Medishare.https://www.projectmedishare.org/our-team

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Early life and education

Personal life

See also

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