Michael Kelly (athletic director)

Michael Kelly
Current position
Title	Athletic Director
Team	South Florida Bulls
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Biographical details
Born	July 20, 1970 (age 53); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater	Wake Forest University
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1995-1998	Wake Forest University (Director of Athletics Facilities/Event Management)
1998–1999	Tampa Bay Final Four Organizing Committee (Executive Director)
1999–2001	Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee (President)
2001–2002	University of South Florida (Associate AD)
2002–2005	Jacksonville Super Bowl Host Committee (President)
2005–2007	South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee (President)
2007–2012	Atlantic Coast Conference (Sr. Associate Commissioner)
2012–2018	College Football Playoff (Chief Operating Officer)
2018–present	University of South Florida (VP/Director of Athletics)

Michael Kelly is an American college athletics administrator. He is currently the athletic director at the University of South Florida, a position he has held since 2018, as well as a member of the NCAA Division I Council since 2021.^[2] Prior to becoming the AD at USF, Kelly served in many high level positions throughout college athletics, including as associate commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the chief operating officer for the College Football Playoff. He is the first person to serve as the president of the Super Bowl host committee for three different communities, doing so for Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, and Super Bowl XLI in Miami. He was also the executive director for the organizing committee for the 1999 Men's Final Four, which was held in St. Petersburg.^[3]