Big Ten Conference Appoints Chief Legal Officer And General Counsel, Promotes Two Senior Executives
The Big Ten Conference announced three executive leadership appointments, including Anil Gollahalli, who was named Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel. Mr. Gollahalli will report to Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren.
Per Big Ten Conference, “In his role with the conference, Mr. Gollahalli will oversee all legal, corporate governance, enterprise risk management, litigation, regulatory, corporate, and legal NCAA matters, as well as outside counsel management. He will work collaboratively with the COP/C, the athletics directors and the general counsels at the 14 Big Ten Conference member institutions and serve as a strategic advisor to Commissioner Warren and the conference. He will also work hand-in-hand with Big Ten Conference Chief of Staff and Deputy General Counsel Adam Neuman.”
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Glenn Sugiyama, Managing Partner, Global Sports Practice,
on the appointment of Anil Gollahalli:“When Kevin Warren first reached out to me to discuss this search and the importance of this placement to the future of the Big Ten, he stressed that he was looking for a ‘rock star’ General Counsel. Thanks to the outstanding reputation of the conference and the Commissioner, we were able to put together a very strong, highly targeted pool of candidates.
As strong as our pool was, Anil was a candidate that stood out for me from Day 1. He is going to be a great member of the executive team and an integral part of the future of the Big Ten. Congratulations to the Big Ten and Commissioner Warren on an outstanding hire.”