Dr. Myles Brand assumed his duties as president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association on January 1, 2003. Described by some as the “education president,” Brand has presided over the passage of the most comprehensive academic reform package for intercollegiate athletics in recent history. He has also shifted the national dialogue on college sports to emphasize the educational value of participation in athletics and the integration of intercollegiate athletics with the academic mission of higher education.

Before joining the NCAA, Brand served as the president of two major universities—Oregon (1989-1994) and Indiana (1994-2002). At Indiana, he oversaw an eight-campus institution of higher education with nearly 100,000 students, 17,000 employees, and a budget of $3.4 billion. In addition, he has served on a number of intercollegiate associations, including the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development, the umbrella organization of Internet2.

Brand, who earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his doctorate in philosophy from Rochester, began his academic career in 1967 as a professor of philosophy at Pittsburgh. He headed the philosophy departments at Illinois-Chicago (1972-1980) and at Arizona (1981-83). At Arizona, Brand also served as the director of the Cognitive Science Program (1982-85); dean, faculty of social and behavioral sciences (1983-86); and coordinating dean, College of Arts and Sciences (1985-86). From 1986-89, he was provost and vice president for academic affairs at Ohio State.