2022-23 Executive Leadership Book Recommendations

Another year brings another valuable list of book recommendations from athletic directors & commissioners around the industry, as well as past recommendations! Each executive leader has their own profile with recommendations from 2022-23 as well as any past recommendations.
Click the drop down menu below to find each leader’s recommendation.
If you’re an AD or Commissioner who has yet to respond with the best book(s) you read last year, please email anthony@driveandcompany.com.
* indicates new recommendation(s)
Val Ackerman*
Rob Acunto*
Michael Alford*
Mark Alnutt*
Wren Baker*
Brian Baptiste*
Brady Barke
Scott Barnes*
Kelly Barsky*
Gary Barta*
J Batt*
Jared Benko
Josh Berlo*
Thorr Bjorn*
Dave Blank*
Jill Bodensteiner*
Bob Bowlsby
Amanda Braun*
Josh Brooks*
Mike Buddie*
Tom Burnett
Dan Butterly*
Greg Byrne*
Jason Cable*
Scott Carr*
Bill Chaves*
Greg Christopher
Pat Chun*
Vicky Chun
Sherard Clinkscales
Chris Clunie*
Charlie Cobb*
Barry Collier*
Janet Cone*
Chasse Conque
Scott Corley
Mike Cragg
Bubba Cunningham*
John Cunningham*
Joe D’Antonio
Beth DeBauche
Jason Donnelly
Tom Douple
James Downer*
Tim Duncan
Darren Dunn
Earl Edwards
Joel Erdmann
Phil Esten*
Jon Fagg*
Andy Fee
Daniel Feig*
Bryan Felt*
Amy Folan*
Sean Frazier*
Alecia Gadson
Scott Garrett*
Rick George*
Jon Gilbert*
Keith Gill*
Beth Goetz
Andrew Goodrich*
Chris Grant
Simon Gray*
Ted Gumbart*
Tim Hall*
Brian Hardin*
John Hardt
David Harris
Robin Harris
Mike Harrity*
John Hartwell
Kent Haslam*
Dave Heeke
Shawn Heilbron*
Jennifer Heppel*
David Herbster*
Mike Hill*
Tom Holmoe
Philip Hutcheson*
Mark Ingram*
Ryan Ivey
Mark Jackson
Tim Johnson
Brent Jones*
Kyle Kallander*
Joe Karlgaard*
Ken Kavanagh*
Michael Kelly*
Chris King*
Nina King*
George Kliavkoff*
Jeff Konya*
Doug Knuth*
Ed Kull
Mark LaBarbera
Matt Larsen
Zack Lassiter*
Candice Lee
Robert Lineburg*
Josh Looney*
Janet Lucas
Bryan Maggard*
Joe Manhertz*
Brian Mann*
Warde Manuel*
Tyler Mariucci
Ian McCaw*
John McCutcheon
Bernadette McGlade
Mario Moccia*
Steve Moniaci
Nicki Moore*
Bob Moosbrugger
Noreen Morris
Jared Mosley*
Bernard Muir*
Rob Mullens
Graham Neff*
Martin Newton
Eddie Nuñez*
Don Oberhelman*
Mark Orr*
Joe Parker*
Rachelle Paul*
DeWayne Peevy
Roderick Perry
Peter Pilling
Craig Pintens*
Jamie Pollard*
Dan Radakovich*
Ken Ralph
Lee Reed
Desiree Reed-Francois
Chris Reynolds*
Randale Richmond*
Julie Roe Lach*
Kevin Saal
Greg Sankey*
Jim Schaus*
Paul Schlickmann*
Greg Seitz*
Wood Selig*
Jim Senter*
Jon Steinbrecher*
Todd Stewart*
Neil Sullivan*
Jared Sumsion*
Jack Swarbrick
Brad Teague*
Jermaine Truax
Tanya Vogel*
Steve Waterfield*
Stephen Watson*
Melody Webb
Scott Wetherbee*
Brian White*
John David Wicker*
Ingrid Wicker McCree
John Wildhack*
Mark Wilson*
Tom Wistrcill*
Eric Wood
Book Spotlights

The most recommended author this year was Jon Gordon, with recommendations from five different leaders.
