CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The Atlantic Coast Conference and its Board of Directors have announced the conference leadership structure for the 2025-26 academic year.
Wake Forest University President Susan R. Wente will begin the first year of her two-year term as the league’s Chair of the Board of Directors and will be joined by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University President Timothy D. Sands as the Vice-Chair. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips serves as the Conference's Chief Executive Officer.
“It is a privilege to be selected as the next Chair of the ACC Board of Directors,” said President Wente. “I want to thank President Jim Ryan for his thoughtful leadership of our conference during a time of great change across intercollegiate athletics. I look forward to working closely with Commissioner Phillips and my fellow presidents and chancellors to further advance the mission and values of the ACC. We are in the strongest position ever due to our unwavering focus on academic excellence, athletic competition at the highest level, and integrity.”
“As the ACC enters its 73rd year, the energy and momentum surrounding our league have never been stronger which is a direct reflection of the exceptional leadership across our 18 member institutions,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “It is a true honor to work alongside the ACC Board of Directors, whose vision and guidance continue to elevate the conference and reinforce its position as a national leader in college athletics.”
The Conference’s Executive Committee will include Wente, Sands, Georgia Institute of Technology President Angel Cabrera, University of Notre Dame President Robert Dowd, University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Joan Gabel, and Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud. The remaining members of the Board of Directors are represented on other key committees, such as Finance and Audit, and will rotate onto the Executive Committee as their terms expire.
The Chair of the Faculty Athletic Representatives for the 2025-26 academic year will be Bob Murphy (Boston College). Nina King (Duke University) will be the Chair of the Athletics Directors, and Armani Dawkins (University of Virginia) will serve as the Chair of the Senior Woman Administrators.
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The Atlantic Coast Conference, in its 73rd year and 18 members strong, stands as one of the most competitive and revered intercollegiate conferences in the nation. ACC members including Boston College, Cal, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pitt, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest are dedicated to upholding the league's founding values of academic excellence, athletic competition at the highest level, and integrity. The ACC supports 28 NCAA sports, with 15 for women and 13 for men, and its member institutions span 12 states. In August 2019, the ACC and ESPN partnered to launch ACC Network (ACCN), a 24/7 national network exclusively devoted to ACC sports and original programming. For more information, visit theACC.com and follow the ACC on Instagram (@accsports), Twitter (@theACC) and Facebook (facebook.com/theACC).