Bernard Muir

When Bernard left his role as the Jaquish & Kenninger Director of Athletics (AD) in 2025 at Stanford University, he left behind one of the most decorated stretches in the department's history with 33 NCAA championships, 46 national titles overall, and 143 conference titles, all while maintaining a 98% graduation rate across the program and a perfect 100% for 21 varsity teams.

Before Stanford, Bernard spent nearly 25 years building his reputation as an administrator across a range of institutions, including the NCAA, Auburn, Butler, Notre Dame, Georgetown, and Delaware, where he served as AD from 2009 to 2012. His arrival at Stanford in 2012 as the seventh Director of Athletics in school history preceded eight Learfield Directors' Cup championships and six NCAA titles in a single year (2018-19), matching the school's own all-time record. He also led the department through consequential structural shifts, from launching an in-house name, image, and likeness (NIL) General Manager position to overseeing a major facilities modernization campaign and Stanford's transition from the Pac-12 to the ACC.

Bernard's national leadership has been equally active. He chaired the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee during the 2018-19 tournament cycle, was appointed chair of the USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council in Feb. 2023 and has served on the USA Basketball Board of Directors and the NCAA Gender Equity Task Force.