Graham Rossini, chief business officer of Sun Devil Athletics and a veteran of more than 20 years in sports business at the MLB and Power 5 level, will be named today as Arizona State University's next athletic director.
Rossini's background and experience is deep in revenue generation, corporate partnerships and capital projects. He recently led efforts to secure a 15-year naming rights partnership for Mountain America Stadium and a 10-year extension to the naming rights of Desert Financial Arena. He also oversees ASU's relationship with adidas and the Valley's professional sports teams.
"The ability to lead the athletics department at my alma mater is a responsibility that I am enormously proud to take on," said Rossini, who holds bachelor's and master's degrees from ASU's W.