Full Name
Amy Privette Perko
Job Title
Chief Executive Officer
Company
Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics
Speaker Bio
Amy Privette Perko has led the Knight Commission since 2005, serving as executive director until October 2016, when she was named chief executive officer. During her tenure, the NCAA adopted several significant Knight Commission recommendations. The most prominent of these actions include requiring teams to be on track to graduate 50 percent of their athletes to be eligible for postseason championships as well as revising its revenue distribution to include incentives for academic outcomes and making athletics performance incentives more gender equitable.
Having served in various leadership positions in sports for more than 35 years, Amy is a recognized leader on college sports issues. She is the recipient of the 2020 Dick Enberg Award presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). This distinguished award is presented annually to a person whose actions and commitment have promoted the values of education in college sports.
In January 2012, Amy received the NCAA’s prestigious Silver Anniversary Award, presented to six former college athletes, on the occasion of their 25th anniversary from college participation in recognition of their civic and professional contributions. Her impact on college sports was also recognized by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal in 2015, identifying her as a “Game Changer.”
Under Amy’s leadership, the Commission has published several major reports that inform and influence college sports leaders and policymakers.
Amy serves as the Commission’s spokesperson and is often interviewed by leading news media, including: NPR, ESPN, USA Today, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg News. She has participated as an expert guest on numerous national news and sports programs and podcasts, and as a keynote speaker for several organizations and events.
A member of the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame, Amy was named to CoSIDA’s Academic All-America basketball team three times and earned All-ACC honors twice. In 2008, Amy was inducted into CoSIDA’s Academic All-America Hall of Fame.
Having served in various leadership positions in sports for more than 35 years, Amy is a recognized leader on college sports issues. She is the recipient of the 2020 Dick Enberg Award presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). This distinguished award is presented annually to a person whose actions and commitment have promoted the values of education in college sports.
In January 2012, Amy received the NCAA’s prestigious Silver Anniversary Award, presented to six former college athletes, on the occasion of their 25th anniversary from college participation in recognition of their civic and professional contributions. Her impact on college sports was also recognized by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal in 2015, identifying her as a “Game Changer.”
Under Amy’s leadership, the Commission has published several major reports that inform and influence college sports leaders and policymakers.
Amy serves as the Commission’s spokesperson and is often interviewed by leading news media, including: NPR, ESPN, USA Today, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg News. She has participated as an expert guest on numerous national news and sports programs and podcasts, and as a keynote speaker for several organizations and events.
A member of the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame, Amy was named to CoSIDA’s Academic All-America basketball team three times and earned All-ACC honors twice. In 2008, Amy was inducted into CoSIDA’s Academic All-America Hall of Fame.
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