Renee Chube Washington

Renee Chube Washington, Chief Operating Officer of USA Track & Field, has played a pivotal role in the organization’s historic success, including at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Team USA won 34 medals – its best performance since 1984. She oversees USATF’s record $40 million budget and 60-person national staff, helping drive the organization’s performance and operational growth.

Working alongside the CEO, Washington develops and implements corporate strategy and direction, with broad oversight of High Performance Programs, Events and Broadcast/Entertainment Properties, Merchandise, Legal, Revenue and Marketing, Communications, Grassroots Outreach and Youth, Finance and Revenue.

Washington also plays a key role in advancing diversity and inclusion across USATF. The organization is the only NGB in the U.S. Olympic Movement with a Black CEO and COO, alongside women serving as CMO/CRO and CFO. Her leadership has helped foster a professional environment that reflects the diversity of USATF’s athletes and community.

Her professional excellence has earned recognition including the 2024 World Athletics Woman of the Year, 2024 WISE Women of the Year, 2019 Cynopsis Top Women in Sports and 2017 Sports Business Journal Game Changer.

Washington is a Georgetown University Law graduate and Spelman College alumna and resides in Indianapolis.