Biographical details | |
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Born |
Pocatello, Idaho |
November 29, 1971
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1994–1995 | Fiesta Bowl |
1995–1998 | Oregon (fundraising) |
1998–2002 | Oregon State (assoc) |
2002–2005 | Kentucky (assoc) |
2006–2008 | Mississippi State (assoc) |
2008–2010 | Mississippi State |
2010–2017 | Arizona |
2017–present | Alabama |
Greg Byrne (born November 29, 1971) is the athletic director at the University of Alabama. Prior to this appointment, Byrne was the athletic director at the University of Arizona, the athletic director at Mississippi State University from 2008–2010 after serving as associate athletic director for the preceding two years. Previously, Byrne held associate director of athletics positions at University of Kentucky, and Oregon State University.
Byrne was born in Pocatello, Idaho. He attended Sheldon High School in Eugene, Oregon, and earned his bachelor's degree at Arizona State University in 1994 and then his master's degree at Mississippi State University in 2009. In 1995 Byrne was named the regional director of development for the University of Oregon athletic department, serving as a regional fundraiser for the U of O in regions in Southern Oregon, Northern California, Portland metropolitan area, along with areas in Seattle. Byrne then moved to Oregon State University as an associate AD for development in 1998 where his duties included fundraising. From 2002 to 2005, Byrne was the associate AD for development and fundraising at the University of Kentucky.
In a brief departure from his athletic administration career, Byrne was the national director of sales for a litigation case management and research software company in 2005. In 2006, Byrne joined Mississippi State University as associate athletic director for external affairs and was subsequently named as athletic director in 2008 following the move of longtime MSU athletic director Larry Templeton to an advisory post to the President of the university. Byrne is married to the former Regina Misa of Junction City, Oregon, and has two sons, Nick and Davis. Byrne's father Bill Byrne is the former athletics director at Texas A&M University.