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With nearly 30 years of experience at all levels of soccer in the United States, Sunil Gulati has helped the sport rise to new heights across four decades of hands on involvement.
Elected as U.S. Soccer's President in Las Vegas on March 11, 2006, Gulati currently serves as the President of Kraft Soccer Properties, taking the position after serving as Major League Soccer's Deputy Commissioner from its launch until 1999 and teaches in the economics department at Columbia University
The native of Allahabad, India, has played a role in the development of U.S. Soccer since the early 1980's and has been intimately involved in the rise of the U.S. National Teams to prominence. He served as U.S. Soccer’s Executive Vice President from 2000 to 2006 before stepping into his role as President.
He has served in numerous other positions for U.S. Soccer, including Managing Director of National Teams, Chairman of the International Games Committee and Chairman of the Technical Committee. He was also the original Managing Director of U.S. Soccer's Project 2010 and served as Chairman of both U.S. Cup '92 and U.S. Cup '93, two events that helped showcase U.S. Soccer’s rise and prepare the federation for the upcoming 1994 FIFA World Cup. |
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At the highly successful FIFA World Cup USA 1994, Gulati served as Executive Vice President and Chief International Officer, helping to guide the sport to heights never before seen in the United States. Gulati was also on the original U.S. World Cup bid committee from 1986 to 1988 that helped bring the event to the United States for the first time.
The 1994 World Cup was a spring board to a prominent presence on the international soccer scene for Gulati in representing the United States. He currently represents U.S. Soccer on the CONCACAF National Team Competitions Committee and serves on the FIFA World Club Championship Committee, as well as the FIFA Task Force for Clubs.
Additionally, Gulati served on the Board of Directors of FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999 and 2003 and is currently a member of the Board for the U.S. Soccer Foundation and National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Gulati graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bucknell University and earned his M.A. and M. Phil. in Economics at Columbia University. He served on the Columbia Economics Faculty from 1986 to1990 before joining the World Bank through its Young Professionals Program in 1991 and serving as country economist for the emerging country of Moldova.
Gulati, 46 and his wife, Marcela, have one son, Emilio, and one daughter, Sofia. They live in New York City.
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Dan Flynn learned about winning soccer championships as a product of the famed St. Louis, Mo., soccer scene, eventually becoming a collegiate standout at St. Louis University and helping to guide the Billikens to a 1973 NCAA soccer championship.
As U.S. Soccer’s Secretary General since June 15, 2000, Dan Flynn has taken his lessons learned from the field and applied them administratively at the sports highest level to help spur the United States Soccer Federation’s growth into one of the most respected national governing bodies in the country. Through his tireless efforts, Flynn has been responsible for instilling the groundwork for U.S. Soccer’s success in the new millennium.
In his five years as the organization’s Secretary General, Flynn has overhauled U.S. Soccer’s business framework, leading to among otherthings the development and construction of U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., which opened in June 2003. |
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With a renewed focus on National Team and player development, as well as facility development, more and more opportunities are arising for youth players of all ages, highlighted by the addition of a number of Youth National Team programs and an increase to 40 players at the U-17 Men’s National Team’s residency program in Bradenton, Fla.
During the summer of 2003 Flynn served as the Chief Executive Officer of the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 2003, putting his strong business background to work in preparing the framework to help the Local Organizing Committee successfully stage the tournament. With attendance peaking above 350,000 despite just four months to organize the event, the tournament was the most financially profitable Women’s World Cup ever.
Flynn’s career path has included both sports marketing and management positions at Anheuser-Busch, as well as more than 10 years of experience within the sport of soccer at World Cup 1994, the U.S. Soccer Federation and the U.S. Soccer Foundation.
or two years, the 49-year-old Flynn served as Executive Director of the U.S. Soccer Foundation, where he was responsible for the organization’s overall management. Prior to joining the Foundation, he played key roles at both World Cup 1994, serving as the Venue Director in Chicago, and at U.S. Soccer, where from 1994 to 1998 he managed the governing body's day-to-day operations at the Federation headquarters in Chicago.
Flynn was a part of the amazing growth of Anheuser-Busch, where he served in numerous capacities both domestically and internationally. He was also directly involved in Anheuser-Busch’s sponsorship of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, which served as the springboard for their future involvement in the sport on a long-term basis.
A graduate from St. Louis University, Flynn was a star defender at SLU from 1973 to 1977, helping the Billikens to an NCAA championship in 1973 and to a runner-up finish in 1974. Born January 20, 1955, in St. Louis, Mo., he is married to Cathy and the couple have three daughters (Lauren, Anneliese and Erin).
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| The Board of Directors of U.S. Soccer is the governing board of the Federation in accordance with the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. Consisting of elected members representing all facets of soccer in the United States, the Board administers the affairs of the Federation between meetings of the National Council. |
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| President |
Sunil K. Gulati |
| Executive Vice President |
Mike Edwards |
| Immediate Past President (non-voting) |
Dr. S. Robert Contiguglia |
| Athlete Representatives |
Amanda Cromwell, Jon McCullough, Peter Vermes |
| Pro Council Representatives |
Don Garber, Kevin Payne |
| Adult Council Representatives |
Brooks McCormick, Jim Hamilton |
| Youth Council Representatives |
Larry Monaco, Mike McDaniel |
| At Large Representative |
Francisco Marcos |
| Independent Director |
Carlos Cordeiro |
| Independent Director |
Fabian Núñez |
| Independent Director |
Donna E. Shalala |
| CEO/Secretary General (non-voting) |
Dan Flynn |
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