Founding Members

GSV Sports Leadership Council

Leaders from across college, youth, Olympic and professional sport, education, policy and investment, helping shape what's next for GSV Sports.

Jonathan Alger

Jonathan Alger

Inaugural America 250 Fellow; Former President, James Madison University and American University

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Former President, USTA Florida

Chris Bevilacqua

Chris Bevilacqua

Sports, Media & Tech Entrepreneur and Investor

Jean-Claude Brizard

Jean-Claude Brizard

President & CEO, Digital Promise

Beth Brooke

Beth Brooke

Director, The New York Times; USOPC; Knight Commission

Betsy Cantwell

Betsy Cantwell

President, Washington State University

Kevin Connors

Kevin Connors

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

Bubba Cunningham

Bubba Cunningham

Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, UNC Chapel Hill

Gene DeFilippo

Gene DeFilippo

Former Director of Athletics, Boston College

Arne Duncan

Arne Duncan

Former U.S. Secretary of Education

Ed Foster-Simeon

Ed Foster-Simeon

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

Steve Hank

Steve Hank

Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Michael B. Horn

Michael B. Horn

Author; Co-Founder, Clayton Christensen Institute

Chris Howard

Chris Howard

EVP & Chief Operating Officer, Arizona State University

Sarah Hubbard

Sarah Hubbard

Regent & Former Board Chair, University of Michigan

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

President, College of Western Idaho

Joe Kennedy

Joe Kennedy

Director of Athletics & Sports Leadership, Obama Foundation

Jacqueline Kronk

Jacqueline Kronk

Chief Strategy Officer, Office of Indiana Secretary of Education

James Kvaal

James Kvaal

Former U.S. Under Secretary of Education

Phyllis Lockett

Phyllis Lockett

Founder & Senior Advisor, LEAP-X

Kelly Mehrtens

Kelly Mehrtens

Founder, SMART SPORTS; Former Executive Director, NFL Trust

Marie Lynn Miranda

Marie Lynn Miranda

Chancellor, University of Illinois Chicago

Carlos Moreno

Carlos Moreno

Co-CEO, Big Picture Learning

Libby Naumes

Libby Naumes

Co-Founder, NU Advisory Partners

Kwame Owusu-Kesse

Kwame Owusu-Kesse

CEO, Harlem Children's Zone

Amy Privette Perko

Amy Privette Perko

CEO, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics

Patti Phillips

Patti Phillips

CEO, Women Leaders in Sports

Mollie Marcoux Samaan

Mollie Marcoux Samaan

CEO, U.S. Squash

Saurabh Sanghvi

Saurabh Sanghvi

Partner, McKinsey & Company

Jeff Selingo

Jeff Selingo

Special Advisor to the President, Arizona State University

Max Siegel

Max Siegel

CEO, USA Track & Field

Michael Sorrell

Michael Sorrell

President, Paul Quinn College

Taylor Stapleton

Taylor Stapleton

Associate Vice President & Deputy Athletics Director, DePaul University

Tiffany Taylor

Tiffany Taylor

President, ASU+GSV Summit

Tom Theodorakis

Tom Theodorakis

Director of Athletics, United States Military Academy at West Point

Ben Wallerstein

Ben Wallerstein

CEO & Co-Founder, Whiteboard Advisors

Karen Weaver

Karen Weaver

Academic Director, Penn GSE Athletics Enterprise

Adam Weinberg

Adam Weinberg

President, Denison University

Andrea Williams

Andrea Williams

Director of Athletics, University of Illinois Chicago

Savanna Wood

Savanna Wood

Chief Communications & Branding Officer, Northwestern Athletics

Lisa Young

Lisa Young

COO & Deputy Athletics Director, Arizona State University