Who's in the room

Adam S. Weinberg

President, Denison University, NCAA Div III Presidents Advisory Group

Adam Weinberg

Adela de La Torre

President, San Diego State University

Agenia Clark

President, Fisk University

Alayna Williamson

Chief of Staff, University of Michigan Football, Former Director of Undergraduate Admissions & Scholarships, University of Utah

Albert Bimper

Provost, University of North Texas, Super Bowl XLI Winner

Amy Privette Perko

CEO, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics

Amy Wood

Sr. VP / COS, Tiffin University

Andrew Donovan

Arbin Smith

Sr. VP / COS, DePaul University

Arne Duncan

Former Co-Chair, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, Former U.S. Secretary of Education

Arthur H. Bryant

Title IX Athletics Lawyer & founder of Arthur Bryant Law, P.C.

Ben Kornell

Co-Founder, Edtech Insiders

Ben O'Reilly

Managing Partner, True Search, Former Director of Talen Acquisition, The Nike Brand

Ben Strauss

Staff Writer, ESPN, Former Staff / Contributing Writer for The Washington Post, POLITICO, and The New York Times

Ben Wallerstein

CEO & Co-Founder, Whiteboard Advisors

Beth Brooke

Director, The New York Times and US Olympic and Paralympic Committee; Co-Chair, WomenDriveToo; Member, Knight Commission

Beth Swanson

Founder, A Better Chicago

Bill Polian

Hall of Fame American Professional Football General Manager, Originator of the NFL's Collective Bargaining Agreement

Bradford Aaron

COO, HITE EQ

Brian Hainline

VP, World Tennis & Immediate Past President, USTA, Former Chief Medical Officer, NCAA

Brian McAllister

Co-Founder & COO, Roadtrip Nation

Bridget Burns

CEO, University Innovation Alliance

Bryan Coker

President, Maryville College

Bubba Cunningham

Senior Advisor to the Chancellor and Former Director of Athletics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Candice Lee

Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director, Vanderbilt University

Carlos Moreno

Co-CEO, Big Picture Learning

Chad Gruen

CEO, 3Step Sports, Founder & CEO, SMP Holdings

Charlie Anastasi

Founder, Telos and Advisor, Rize Education

Chris Bevilacqua

Sports, entertainment, media and technology entrepreneur, investor, executive and advisor.

Chris Howard

EVP and Chief Operating Officer, Arizona State University, College Football Playoff Committee

Chris King

Former Vice President and Director of Athletics, Robert Morris University (2x NACDA Athletic Director of the Year)

Clay Grayson

Managing Member, Grayson Law Firm

Courtney Hills McBeth

CAO & Provost, Western Governors University

Craig Sloan

CEO, Playfly Sports

Curtis Granderson

Former MLB All-Star, Philanthropist and Baseball Analyst

Dan Greenstein

Former Chancellor of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education

Dana Andrews

Former President, USTA Florida, Former UGA Tennis Captain

David Harris

SVP, Higher Education, ASU+GSV

David Hollander

Assistant Dean & Clinical Professor, Tisch Institute for Global Sport, NYU

Deborah Quazzo

Co-Founder, GSV Sports

DeMaurice Smith

Former Executive Director, NFL Players Association; Attorney and Athlete Labor Advocate

Desiree Moore

Co-chair, Venable LLP Sports Law Group; Former Chairperson, USA Gymnastics Ethics and Grievance Committee

DeWayne Peevy

VP and Athletic Director, DePaul University

Diana Martin

Chief External Relations Officer, U.S. Soccer Foundation

Don Garber

Commissioner, Major League Soccer

Dr. Betsy Cantwell

President, Washington State University

Dr. Clark Power

Founder & Executive Director, Play Like a Champion

Dr. Luke Wood

President, Sacramento State University

Dr. Marie Lynn Miranda

Chancellor, University of Illinois Chicago

Dr. Mark C. Reed

President, Loyola University Chicago, Member, NCAA Division I Board of Directors

Duy Nguyen

President & Chief Data Officer, HITE EQ

Ed Foster-Simeon

President and CEO, U.S. Soccer Foundation; Former USA TODAY Deputy Managing Editor

Erianne A. Weight

Director, University of North Carolina’s Center for Research in Intercollegiate Athletics

Eric Boynton

President, Beloit College

Evan Richter

Founder & Partner, Smash Capital

Ewan Watt

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships of Stand Together; Founder of #YesCoach

Gene DeFilippo

Former Athletic Director of Boston College

Gerald J. Harrison

Vice President and Director of Athletics, Marshall University

Glenn Hegar

Chancellor, Texas A&M, Former Texas State Senator & Comptroller of Public Accounts

Gordon Jones

President, College of Western Idaho; Founding Dean College of Innovation + Design Boise State University

Greg Christopher

Vice President and Director of Athletics, Xavier University; Chair of NCAA Committee on Infractions

Greg Finkelstein

Managing Director, Tyton Partners

Hannah Cassimere

Executive Director, Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation

Ian Peters

Co-Fonder & Chief Growth Officer, HITE EQ

Isaiah Kacyvenski

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Will Ventures; Former NFL Linebacker and Co-Founder, Sports Innovation Lab

Jacqueline Kronk

Chief Strategy Officer, Office of Indiana Secretary of Education

James DeVaney

Founding Executive Director, Center for Academic Innovation, University of Michigan

Jamie Candee

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Edmentum

Jared Wangler

Founder & CEO, Valiant Management Group, Co- Founder, Champions Circle

Jason Belzer

Founder and CEO, AthleteBiz; Venture Partner, Sequence Equity

Jason Sacks

CEO, Positive Coaching Alliance

Jay Lundy

Managing Director, NAACP Capital

Jay Paterno

Founder, Blue Line 409, Co-Founder of Success With Honor, Former Penn State Football Coach and Penn State Trustee

Jean-Claude Brizard

President and CEO, Digital Promise; Former Chicago Public Schools CEO

Jeff Kunowski

Founding Director, SPORTx, Arizona State University

Jeffrey Docking

President, Adrian College; former Chair NCAA Div III Presidents Council , NCAA Board of Governors, and NCAA Executive Committee

Jeffrey Selingo

Special Advisor to the President, Arizona State University; Contributor to The Atlantic, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal; Co-host Future U podcast

Jeremy S. Jordan

Dean, David B. Falk College of Sport, Syracuse University; Vice Chair, NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions

Jeremy Singer

President, College Board

Joe Karlgaard

Chief Business Officer, HITE EQ; former Director of Athletics, Rice University

Joe Kennedy

Director of Athletics & Sports Leadership, Obama Foundation; Co-Founder, The Team

John Katzman

Founder and CEO, Noodle

Justin Shiffman

CEO & Founder, HITE EQ

Kaila Colbin

Founder and CEO, BOMA

Karen Weaver

Academic Director, The New Athletics Enterprise Certificate Program, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

Kathleen Jagger

President, Newman University

Katlin Okamoto

Associate VP, Training, Education & Evaluation, U.S. Soccer Foundation

Kaya Henderson

Executive Vice President and Executive Director, The Aspen Institute, Former Chancellor, DC Public Schools

Kelly Mehrtens

Former Executive Director of NFL Trust, Founder of SMART SPORTS, Former Deputy Athletics Director, University of Maryland

Kevin Connors

Founder, Million Coaches Challenge; Managing Director, Susan Crown Exchange

Kevin Ring

President & CEO, USA Swimming, Former CRO, PGA of America and VP, IMG

Kwame Owusu-Kesse

CEO, Harlem Children's Zone, Senior Advisor, Dynasty Equity

Laura Desmond

CEO, Smartly, Investor in the Chicago Sky & Chicago Red Stars

Lea Jesse

Executive Director, Chicago Cubs Charities

Leela Srinivasan

CEO, Parity; Leader in Women's Sports Sponsorship and Athlete Income Equity

Len Elmore

Co-Chair, Knight Commission; Senior Lecturer, Columbia Sports Management; Former College Basketball Analyst, CBS Sports

Lennie Waite

Chief Science Officer, HITE EQ; 2x All-American, Rice University

Lennie White

Chief Science Officer, HITE EQ

Libby Naumes

Co-Founder, NU Advisory Partners

Lina Bankert

Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Lisa Young

COO, Deputy Athletics Director, Arizona State University (Sun Devil Athletics)

MaliVai Washington

Founder, MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation; Olympian, Wimbledon Finalist and USTA Florida Hall of Famer

Mario Morris

SVP & CFO, NCAA

Mark Jackson

Vice President for Athletics and Recreation, Northwestern University

Mark Reed

President, Loyola University Chicago; Member, NCAA Division I Board of Directors

Matt Gotschall

President, Central Community College

Meredith Rosenberg

Partner & Co-Founder, NU Advisory Partners, Trustee, Cornell University

Michael Alter

Owner, Chicago Sky

Michael Horn

Award Winning Author, Co-Founder, Clayton Christensen Institute

Michael Lazar

Senior Vice President of Strategy, U.S. Soccer Federation

Michael Moe

Co-Founder, GSV Sports

Michael Sorrell

President, Paul Quinn College

Mike Harrity

Director of Athletics, Dartmouth College, Former Senior Associate Athletics Director, University of Notre Dame

Mike Marriner

Co-Founder & President, Roadtrip Nation

Mike Tirico

Emmy Winning American Sports Commentator for NBC Biggest Events: Sunday Night Football, Olympics & the NBA

Mollie Marcoux Samaan

CEO U.S. Squash, Former Commissioner, LPGA, Former Director of Athletics, Princeton

Muffet McGraw

Legendary Head Women's Basketball Coach, Notre Dame, Winner of 2 NCAA National Championships, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee

Nada Usina

CEO & Co-Founder, NU Advisory Partners

Nat Malkus

Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

Nicholas Parrish

Partner, Weatherford Capital

Nina King

Vice President and Director of Athletics, Duke University

Nina Tinari

VP & Chief of Staff to Commissioner Don Garber, Major League Soccer (MLS)

Pat Eilers

Founder & Managing Partner, Transition Equity Partners, NFL Veteran & Notre Dame National Champion

Pat Kelleher

Executive Director, USA Hockey

Patrick Stanton

Head of Education, Chicago Fire Academy

Penny Schwinn

Former Education Commissioner, Tennessee

Phyllis Lockett

Founder & Senior Advisor, LEAP Innovations

Rachel Axon

Staff Writer, Olympics & Women's Sports, Sports Business Journal, Former Olympic & Sports Investigative Reporter, USA TODAY

Rachel Bergeson

Director of Athletics, Concordia College, Moorhead

Robert Lineburg

Director of Athletics, Radford University

Robert Manuel

President, DePaul University

Rocko DeLuca

Director of Athletics, UC Davis

Rohan Sajdeh

Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Ross A. Mugler

President & CEO, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (ABG)

Sam Fisher

Assistant General Manager, Stanford Football

Sam Renaut

College Athletics Leader, Deloitte, Former NFL Agent

Sara Custer

Editor in Chief, Inside Higher Ed

Sarah Hubbard

Regent & Former Board Chair, University of Michigan, Principal, Acuitas LLC

Saurabh Sanghvi

Partner, McKinsey & Company

Seth Davis

Editor-in-Chief, Hoops HQ, In-Studio Analyst, CBS Sports, Former Sports Illustrated Senior Writer

Sheila Ohlsson Walker

Senior Scientist, Tufts University; Founder, Scobie Institute for Wellness; Board Member, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Foundation & International Tennis Hall of Fame

Stephanie Bell-Rose

Co-Founder and President, The Steve Fund; Former Head of the TIAA Institute and Founding President of the Goldman Sachs Foundation

Stephen Harper

Deputy Director of Athletics & COO at Indiana University

Stephen Watson

Athletic Director, Loyola University Chicago

Steve Hank

Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal, Former CRO / Sr. Associate AD, UT Austin

Steve Mesler

US Olympic Hall of Fame Bobsled Gold Medalist; Managing Director, Mesler Performance Group; Co-Founder & Chairman, Classroom Champions; Former Board Member, USOPC

Thomas Elnick

Tim Tebow

7x NYT Best-Selling Author, 2x National Champion, Heisman Trophy Winner, Founder & Chairman of the Tim Tebow Foundation, The Tebow Group and ESPN Analyst

Tom Farrey

Executive Director, Sports & Society Program, The Aspen Institute