Mark Emmert

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Mark Emmert
Emmert in February 2014
5th President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
In office November 1, 2010 – March 1, 2023
Preceded by	Myles Brand
Succeeded by	Charlie Baker
30th President of the University of Washington
In office June 2004 – October 1, 2010
Preceded by	Lee L. Huntsman
Succeeded by	Michael K. Young
Chancellor of Louisiana State University
In office 1999–2004
Preceded by	Williams L. Jenkins
Succeeded by	William L. Jenkins (interim) Sean O'Keefe
Personal details
Born	Mark Allen Emmert[1] (1952-12-16) December 16, 1952 (age 71) Fife, Washington, U.S.
Spouse	DeLaine Emmert
Alma mater	University of Washington (BA) Syracuse University (MPA, PhD)
Profession	Academic administrator
Academic background
Thesis	Coevolutionary theory and organizational commitment: An exploratory study in bureaucratic behavior (1983)
Academic work
Discipline	government and political studies
Institutions	Northern Illinois University University of Colorado Boulder Montana State University University of Connecticut Louisiana State University University of Washington

Mark Allen Emmert (born December 16, 1952) is the former president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He was the fifth CEO of the NCAA; he was named as the incoming president on April 27, 2010, and assumed his duties on November 1, 2010, and remained in office until March 1, 2023.

Emmert was previously the 30th president of the University of Washington, his alma mater, taking office in June 2004, becoming the first alumnus in 48 years to lead UW. He left Washington on October 1, 2010, having announced his departure for the NCAA Presidency on April 27, 2010. The University of Washington Board of Regents elected him President Emeritus in honor of his service to the UW.

Before Emmert became president of the University of Washington, he was chancellor at Louisiana State University and held faculty and administration positions at the University of Connecticut, Montana State University, and University of Colorado.