Matt Carroll (sports administrator)

Lewis Matthew "Matt" Carroll AM is an Australia sports administrator. In March 2017, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Olympic Committee.

Carroll was born and raised in Mosman, New South Wales. His grandfather settled in Mosman after arriving from Ireland via New Zealand in 1890. He attended St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill.In 1982, Carroll completed a Bachelor's Degree in Construction from the University of New South Wales. He worked in his father's construction business before commencing employment as a sport administrator. He is married with three children.

Carroll played over 250 with the Mosman Rugby Club and served as its president. . His first primary involvement in sports administration was as a Rugby Director at the NSW Rugby from 1991 to 1995. He was responsible for representative and club rugby. Between 1995 and 2000, Carroll was General Manager at the Australian Rugby Union (ARU). He was then appointed to Chief Executive Officer of NSW Rugby, a position he held until December 2001. Whilst at the NSW Rugby Union, he led the organisation’s recovery from a significant debt position. He rejoined the Australian Rugby Union in 2002, as General Manager of 2003 Rugby World Cup in Sydney where he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.

In 2004, Carroll became the inaugural General Manager of Football Federation of Australia's (FFA) A-League, a position he held until 2007. In addition to managing the A-League, he managed a comprehensive review of community football to maximise participation for FFA, state associations and clubs. In July, 2007 he rejoined Australian Rugby Union as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer. He resigned in March 2013.

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