GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference and its Board of Directors announced the 2022-23 conference leadership structure Monday, July 18, which includes three female chairs for the first time in league history. 
 
Duke University President Vincent E. Price will serve the second of his two-year term as the league’s Chair of the Board of Directors and will be joined by University of Virginia President James E. Ryan as the Vice-Chair. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips serves as the Conference's Chief Executive Officer.
 
The Conference’s Executive Committee will include Price, Ryan, Clemson University President James Clements, University of North Carolina Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, Virginia Tech President Tim Sands and Wake Forest President Susan Wente. The remaining Board of Directors’ members are represented on other key committees such as Finance, Audit and Autonomy and will rotate onto the Executive Committee as terms expire.
 
The Chair of the Faculty Athletic Representatives for the 2022-23 academic year will be Tricia Bellia (University of Notre Dame). Heather Lyke (University of Pittsburgh) will be the Chair of the Athletics Directors, and Michelle Lee (NC State University) will serve as the Chair of the Senior Woman Administrators.
 
The ACC adopted changes to its constitution and bylaws in 2020 that officially established the 15 league presidents and chancellors as the ACC’s Board of Directors.