Mark Emmert

Mark Emmert
Emmert in February 2014
5th President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
In office
November 1, 2010 – March 1, 2023
Preceded byMyles Brand
Succeeded byCharlie Baker
30th President of the University of Washington
In office
June 2004 – October 1, 2010
Preceded byLee L. Huntsman
Succeeded byMichael K. Young
Chancellor of Louisiana State University
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byWilliams L. Jenkins
Succeeded byWilliam 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.
SpouseDeLaine Emmert
Alma materUniversity of Washington (BA)
Syracuse University (MPA, PhD)
ProfessionAcademic administrator
Academic background
ThesisCoevolutionary theory and organizational commitment: An exploratory study in bureaucratic behavior (1983)
Academic work
Disciplinegovernment and political studies
Institutions

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.

  1. ^ Griffin, Tom (June 2004). "The homecoming". The University of Washington Alumni Magazine. Retrieved June 13, 2014.