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Rebooting the American Dream:The Future of College & Youth Sports
July 25 to 27, 2027
Grand Hyatt Nashville
Where leaders across ALL sports come together.
Capacity is limited.
Recap: Chicago 2026 · Thank you for being in the room
On October 28, leaders from across college, youth, Olympic and professional sport filled the Obama Presidential Center to take on one question: how do we reboot the American Dream through sport? Thank you to everyone who was in the room. Next, we take it to Nashville.



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The GSV Manifesto
The American Dream isn’t a dream at all.
Dreaming is easy.
Realizing your dreams is not.
If the American Dream is anything, it’s an open try-out.
No matter who you are, you get a shot.
Presidents and chancellors, athletic directors, governing bodies, teams, media, investors and foundations, the organizations that sent leaders to the Obama Presidential Center.
Adrian College
College of Western Idaho
DePaul University
Newman University
San Diego State University
University of Illinois Chicago
Winston-Salem State University
Tufts University
Concordia College
Northwestern University
Stanford University
University of North Carolina
Ithaca College
Chicago Fire
Major League Soccer
United States Soccer Foundation
U.S. Squash
NACDA
Alvarez & Marsal
Houlihan Lokey
NU Advisory Partners
Venable LLP
The Athletic
Future U
The New York Times
Dynasty Equity
Transition Equity Partners
Chicago Ventures
HITE EQ
TMRW Sports
The Aspen Institute
College Board
LEAP Innovations
Stand Together
University Innovation Alliance
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Adrian College
College of Western Idaho
DePaul University
Newman University
San Diego State University
University of Illinois Chicago
Winston-Salem State University
Tufts University
Concordia College
Northwestern University
Stanford University
University of North Carolina
Ithaca College
Chicago Fire
Major League Soccer
United States Soccer Foundation
U.S. Squash
NACDA
Alvarez & Marsal
Houlihan Lokey
NU Advisory Partners
Venable LLP
The Athletic
Future U
The New York Times
Dynasty Equity
Transition Equity Partners
Chicago Ventures
HITE EQ
TMRW Sports
The Aspen Institute
College Board
LEAP Innovations
Stand Together
University Innovation Alliance
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Arizona State University
Council of Independent Colleges
Fisk University
Paul Quinn College
Syracuse University
University of North Texas
Bethany College
University of California, Davis
Dartmouth College
Radford University
University of Chicago
Xavier University
University of Notre Dame
Chicago Red Stars
NCAA
United States Tennis Association
USA Gymnastics
Boston Consulting Group
Kirkland & Ellis
Parity
Whiteboard Advisors
CBS Sports
Hoops HQ
USA TODAY
NAACP Capital
Valiant Management
HighSage Ventures
Noodle
A Better Chicago
Big Picture Learning
Digital Promise
Play Like a Champion
Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation
Obama Foundation
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Arizona State University
Council of Independent Colleges
Fisk University
Paul Quinn College
Syracuse University
University of North Texas
Bethany College
University of California, Davis
Dartmouth College
Radford University
University of Chicago
Xavier University
University of Notre Dame
Chicago Red Stars
NCAA
United States Tennis Association
USA Gymnastics
Boston Consulting Group
Kirkland & Ellis
Parity
Whiteboard Advisors
CBS Sports
Hoops HQ
USA TODAY
NAACP Capital
Valiant Management
HighSage Ventures
Noodle
A Better Chicago
Big Picture Learning
Digital Promise
Play Like a Champion
Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation
Obama Foundation
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Beloit College
Dallas College
Loyola University Chicago
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Texas A&M University
Washington State University
New York University
University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University
Rice University
University of Maryland
Vanderbilt University
Association of Governing Boards
Chicago Sky
NFL Trust
USA Hockey
PGA of America
Boston Legacy FC
Deloitte Consulting
Koller Search Partners
True Search
Altius Sports Partners
ESPN
Inside Higher Ed
POLITICO
Providence Equity
Weatherford Capital
3STEP Sports
Playfly Sports
American Enterprise Institute
Boma
Emerson Collective
Positive Coaching Alliance
Susan Crown Exchange
The Steve Fund
Beloit College
Dallas College
Loyola University Chicago
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Texas A&M University
Washington State University
New York University
University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University
Rice University
University of Maryland
Vanderbilt University
Association of Governing Boards
Chicago Sky
NFL Trust
USA Hockey
PGA of America
Boston Legacy FC
Deloitte Consulting
Koller Search Partners
True Search
Altius Sports Partners
ESPN
Inside Higher Ed
POLITICO
Providence Equity
Weatherford Capital
3STEP Sports
Playfly Sports
American Enterprise Institute
Boma
Emerson Collective
Positive Coaching Alliance
Susan Crown Exchange
The Steve Fund
Central Community College
Denison University
Maryville College
Sacramento State University
Tiffin University
Western Governors University
Stillman College
Boston College
Marshall University
Robert Morris University
University of Michigan
Cornell University
Chicago Cubs
Knight Commission
U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
USA Swimming
LPGA
Leyton Orient Football Club
Grayson Law Firm
McKinsey & Company
Tyton Partners
King & Spalding
The Free Press
Sports Business Journal
NBC Sports
Arbor Investments
Ellucian
Learfield
Arnold Ventures
Clayton Christensen Institute
Harlem Children's Zone
Roadtrip Nation
Tim Tebow Foundation
American Council on Education
Central Community College
Denison University
Maryville College
Sacramento State University
Tiffin University
Western Governors University
Stillman College
Boston College
Marshall University
Robert Morris University
University of Michigan
Cornell University
Chicago Cubs
Knight Commission
U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
USA Swimming
LPGA
Leyton Orient Football Club
Grayson Law Firm
McKinsey & Company
Tyton Partners
King & Spalding
The Free Press
Sports Business Journal
NBC Sports
Arbor Investments
Ellucian
Learfield
Arnold Ventures
Clayton Christensen Institute
Harlem Children's Zone
Roadtrip Nation
Tim Tebow Foundation
American Council on EducationChampions, commissioners, coaches and builders who took the stage in Chicago.
See everyone who was in the room
Arne Duncan
Former Co-Chair, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, Former U.S. Secretary of Education

Tim Tebow
7x NYT Best-Selling Author, 2x National Champion, Heisman Trophy Winner, Founder & Chairman of the Tim Tebow Foundation, The Tebow Group and ESPN Analyst

Mike Tirico
Emmy Winning American Sports Commentator for NBC Biggest Events: Sunday Night Football, Olympics & the NBA

Don Garber
Commissioner, Major League Soccer & CEO, Soccer United Marketing

Muffet McGraw
Legendary Head Women's Basketball Coach, Notre Dame, Winner of 2 NCAA National Championships, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, Studio Analyst, ESPN

Curtis Granderson
Former MLB All-Star, Philanthropist and Baseball Analyst

Michael Cohn
Co-Founder, GSV Sports

Michael Moe
Co-Founder, GSV Sports
Minnesota Football
Deborah Quazzo
Co-Founder, GSV Sports

Craig Robinson
Executive Director, National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC); Former Head Men's Basketball Coach, Oregon State University
Princeton, 2x Ivy Player of the YearFormer pro basketball
Sarah Spain
Emmy & Peabody Award-Winning Journalist Host, iHeart

Joe Kennedy
Director of Athletics & Sports Leadership, Obama Foundation; Co-Founder, The Team

Mark Jackson
Vice President for Athletics and Recreation, Northwestern University

Seth Davis
Editor-in-Chief, Hoops HQ, In-Studio Analyst, CBS Sports, Former Sports Illustrated Senior Writer

Kelly Amonte Hiller
Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach, Northwestern
NCAA ChampionLegendary Coach
MaliVai Washington
Founder, MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation; Olympian, Wimbledon Finalist and USTA Florida Hall of Famer

Len Elmore
Co-Chair, Knight Commission; Senior Lecturer, Columbia Sports Management; Former College Basketball Analyst, CBS Sports

Michael Sorrell
President, Paul Quinn College

Jay Paterno
Founder, Blue Line 409, Co-Founder of Success With Honor, Former Penn State Football Coach and Penn State Trustee

Gordon Gee
Former President, West Virginia University, University of Colorado Boulder, The Ohio State University, Brown University, Vanderbilt University

Andrea Williams
University of Illinois Chicago

DeWayne Peevy
SVP and Athletic Director, DePaul University

Greg Finkelstein
Managing Director, Tyton Partners

Leela Srinivasan
CEO, Parity; Leader in Women's Sports Sponsorship and Athlete Income Equity

Tina Tchen
Former Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama

Anurima Bhargava
Founder & CEO, Anthem of Us

Steven Molo
Founding Partner, MoloLamken LLP

James Kvaal
Former U.S. Under Secretary of Education

Carlos Moreno
Co-CEO, Big Picture Learning

Penny Schwinn
Former Education Commissioner, Tennessee

Jeff Selingo
Special Advisor to the President, Arizona State University; Contributor to The Atlantic, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal; Co-host Future U podcast

Betsy Cantwell
President, Washington State University

Mark Reed
President, Loyola University Chicago; Member, NCAA Division I Board of Directors

Bubba Cunningham
Senior Advisor to the Chancellor and Former Director of Athletics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Marie Lynn Miranda
Chancellor, University of Illinois Chicago

Ross Dellenger
National College Football Reporter, Yahoo Sports, Former Sports Illustrated Writer

Evan Richter
Founder & Partner, Smash Capital

Brandon Copeland
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Athletes.org; 10-Year NFL Veteran

Meghann Burke
Executive Director, National Women’s Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA)

Saurabh Sanghvi
Partner, McKinsey & Company

Tom Farrey
Executive Director, Sports & Society Program, The Aspen Institute

Kwame Owusu-Kesse
CEO, Harlem Children's Zone, Senior Advisor, Dynasty Equity

Ed Foster-Simeon
President and CEO, U.S. Soccer Foundation; Former USA TODAY Deputy Managing Editor

Chad Gruen
CEO, 3Step Sports, Founder & CEO, SMP Holdings

Kelly Mehrtens
Former Executive Director of NFL Trust, Founder of SMART SPORTS, Former Deputy Athletics Director, University of Maryland

Jacqueline Kronk
Chief Strategy Officer, Office of Indiana Secretary of Education

Ben Wallerstein
CEO & Co-Founder, Whiteboard Advisors

Adam Weinberg
President, Denison University, NCAA Div III Presidents Advisory Group

Bridget Burns
CEO, University Innovation Alliance

Andrew Donovan

Steve Hank
Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal, Former CRO / Sr. Associate AD, UT Austin

Sarah Hubbard
Regent & Former Board Chair, University of Michigan, Principal, Acuitas LLC

Karen Weaver
Academic Director, The New Athletics Enterprise Certificate Program, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

Michael B. Horn
Award Winning Author, Co-Founder, Clayton Christensen Institute

Jason Belzer
Founder and CEO, Athlemy

Alayna Williamson
Chief of Staff, University of Michigan Football, Former Director of Undergraduate Admissions & Scholarships, University of Utah

David Hollander
Assistant Dean & Clinical Professor, Tisch Institute for Global Sport, NYU

Libby Naumes
Co-Founder, NU Advisory Partners

Lisa Young
COO, Deputy Athletics Director, Arizona State University (Sun Devil Athletics)

Amy Privette Perko
CEO, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics

Arthur H. Bryant
Title IX Athletics Lawyer & founder of Arthur Bryant Law, P.C.

Mollie Marcoux Samaan
CEO U.S. Squash, Former Commissioner, LPGA, Former Director of Athletics, Princeton

Larissa Fontaine
Deputy Athletics Director, Olympic Sports and Student-Athlete Success, Stanford, Board Member, USA Gymnastics

Pat Kelleher
Executive Director, USA Hockey

Kevin Ring
President & CEO, USA Swimming, Former CRO, PGA of America and VP, IMG

Max Siegel
CEO, USA Track & Field, Sports and Entertainment Executive

Brian Hainline
VP, World Tennis & Immediate Past President, USTA, Former Chief Medical Officer, NCAA

Lennie Waite
Chief Science Officer, HITE EQ; 2x All-American, Rice University

Gerald J. Harrison
Vice President and Director of Athletics, Marshall University

Dr. Sheila Ohlsson Walker
Senior Scientist, Tufts University; Founder, Scobie Institute for Wellness; Board Member, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Foundation & International Tennis Hall of Fame

Doug Scott
Senior Expert, McKinsey & Company

Craig Sloan
CEO, Playfly Sports

Isaiah Kacyvenski
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Will Ventures; Former NFL Linebacker and Co-Founder, Sports Innovation Lab

Chris Bevilacqua
Sports, entertainment, media and technology entrepreneur, investor, executive and advisor.

Gordon Jones
President, College of Western Idaho; Founding Dean College of Innovation + Design Boise State University
Brown Hockey
Angela Ruggiero
Co-Founder, Sports Innovation Lab; 4x Olympian and Olympic Gold Medalist, Ice Hockey; IOC Member

Beth Brooke
Director, The New York Times and US Olympic and Paralympic Committee; Co-Chair, WomenDriveToo; Member, Knight Commission

Kevin Connors
Founder, Million Coaches Challenge; Managing Director, Susan Crown Exchange

Michael Lazar
Chief, Soccer Markets and Pathways, U.S. Soccer Federation

Phyllis Lockett
Founder & Senior Advisor, LEAP Innovations

Michael Alter
Owner, Chicago Sky

Nina King
Vice President and Director of Athletics, Duke University

Chris Howard
EVP and Chief Operating Officer, Arizona State University, College Football Playoff Committee

Steve Mesler
US Olympic Hall of Fame Bobsled Gold Medalist; Managing Director, Mesler Performance Group; Co-Founder & Chairman, Classroom Champions; Former Board Member, USOPC

Patrick Eilers
Founder & Managing Partner, Transition Equity Partners, NFL Veteran & Notre Dame National Champion

Tiffany Taylor
President, GSV Summit

Candice Storey Lee
Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director, Vanderbilt University

Tom Theodorakis
Director of Athletics, United States Military Academy at West Point, Former Syracuse Lacrosse Player and NCAA Champion
Our mission
For 17 years, in partnership with Arizona State University, GSV has built the ASU+GSV Summit — the "Davos of Education" — around one conviction: ALL people deserve equal access to the future and an opportunity to flourish. We are now bringing that same mission to collegiate and youth athletics.
Sport is life's original learning and leadership accelerator. Athletics is the flywheel for next-generation economic mobility and citizen development, and it is the essence of the American Dream. Yet the ecosystem faces daunting issues that deeply affect student-athletes, parents, families, coaches, fans and the K-12 and higher education systems that support all of them.
We believe sports can help rebuild the civic layer of a fractured America. Our objective is to convene leaders whose shared purpose is to give ALL people high quality athletic experiences.
In Chicago, leaders spent a day designing the systems change this moment demands. In Nashville, we build on it together.
Thank you to our launch partners








What we heard
Eight working sessions, two halves. Every attendee chose a room and helped design what comes next. Readouts from all eight rooms are coming soon.
Next stop
July 25 to 27, 2027 · Grand Hyatt Nashville · Capacity is limited.
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