Veteran Division I athletics administrator Yariv Amir \u201901 has been appointed as Colgate\u2019s 11th vice president and director of athletics, leading the University\u2019s 25 NCAA Division I varsity sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYariv has served Colgate extraordinarily well during his tenure on this campus, and even more so when he stepped into the role of interim vice president and director of athletics earlier this year,\u201d says President Brian W. Casey. \u201cHis commitment to our student-athletes is unwavering, and he has proven to be a remarkably effective and caring leader for his alma mater.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amir has held extensive leadership roles in college athletics, including the last eight years at Colgate. Prior to his stint as interim vice president and director of athletics, Amir served as the deputy athletics director and worked as the senior associate athletics director for finance and operations as well as senior associate athletics director for external operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As interim vice president and director of athletics, Amir successfully led national searches for the head coaches for golf, women\u2019s rowing, and men\u2019s hockey. In his role as the athletics\u2019 CFO, Amir oversaw business operations, facilities and event operations, capital projects, equipment services, and the department\u2019s external operations, including communications, multimedia, and marketing. He has served as the sport administrator for nine athletics programs during his tenure at Colgate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nationally, Amir serves on the NCAA Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Ice Hockey Rules Committee and the ECAC Hockey Administrators Committee. He previously served on the NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Committee and the Men\u2019s Hockey National Recruiting Committee. On the Colgate campus, he serves on the Academic Affairs Board, Cabinet, Dean\u2019s Advisory Council, Committee on Athletics, University Property Committee, and on the OAK Initiative. He previously served on the University\u2019s Faculty Affairs Board and the Committee on Information Technology, and he was the athletics representative on Colgate\u2019s Middle States Accreditation Self Study Steering Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before returning to his alma mater in the summer of 2015, Amir served for 13 years in the department of athletics at Princeton University. There he served in various roles, including as the assistant athletic director for marketing. While at Princeton, he served on the Ivy League Digital Strategies Committee and was an NCAA Women\u2019s Water Polo Committee member. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amir graduated from Colgate in 2001 with degrees in economics and international relations. He was also a captain of the men\u2019s rowing team. He earned his master of business administration from the Rutgers University Business School in 2010, specializing in marketing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amir resides in Hamilton with his wife, Elizabeth Wood Amir \u201900, and their two children, Morgan and Alie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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