Lisa Young

Lisa serves as the Deputy Athletics Director, and Chief Operating Officer within Sun Devil Athletics at Arizona State University. In her position, Lisa is responsible for the overall direction and supervision of the external units within the Athletics Department, emphasizing strategy, execution, and revenue generation, including corporate partnerships, and ticket sales & service. Young also liaises with outside business partners and ASU units, including brand/marketing, finance, and contracted service providers. In addition, Lisa is responsible for the fiscal oversight of the department, the organization's strategic vision for financial operations, and the implementation of short- and long-range business planning in concert with the department's strategic plan. Under Lisa’s leadership both corporate sponsorship revenue and ticket revenue have grown more than 20% for two consecutive years, and secured both a local television content and distribution agreement with Phoenix’s local Fox 10, hosting two unique ASU content driven shows. Additionally, important national brand partnerships have developed including Align Technology, Axon Enterprise, gorjana, JSX, Kia Motors, and others.

Prior to her current role, Lisa served as ASU’s Vice President of Enterprise Development, working with ASU's senior leadership team to advance corporate, public/private sector partnerships. Lisa joined ASU in 2018 as the Executive Director for Starbucks Initiatives, leading partnership efforts between