Commissioner Gregory Moore

Gregory Moore brings a unique perspective with respect to the intersection of law, technology, and inclusion in connection with the business of intercollegiate athletics. As the fourth full time Commissioner of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), an NCAA Athletic Conference based in Atlanta, Georgia, Commissioner Moore served in that capacity for almost fourteen years prior to his retirement the summer of 2022. During his tenure as Commissioner his achievements include:

• Increased top-line league revenue from $500,000 to more than $2m annually.
• Added five new member institutions to the SIAC.
• Distributed nearly $1m in cash to SIAC member schools in 2021 alone.
• Cultivated the largest reserve fund in league history and established SIAC’s first securities brokerage account.
• Expanded SIAC banking relationships to include three of the largest African American community banks within the SIAC footprint (Tri-State Bank of Memphis, First Liberty Bank of Tuskegee, and Citizen’s Trust Bank of Atlanta).
• Negotiated a seven-figure six-year ESPN media rights agreement – among the largest in NCAA DII history.
• Negotiated the first single-source league-wide website licensing agreement (SIDEARM Sports) in NCAA history.
• Partnered with the Google Foundation to create 11 separate digital student recruitment platforms targeting secondary school students in Africa, Latin America, India, China, Brazil, and throughout the Caribbean.
• First NCAA Conference to provide all-woman crew opportunity to officiate a college football game.
• Partnered with SME to complete a comprehensive rebrand of the SIAC.
• Partnered with NBPA and the SWAC to improve and enhance the number of NBA Players and provided college basketball head coaching opportunities.
• Partnered with the NFL to cultivate and enlarge its officiating recruiting pipelines.
• Launched historic men’s volleyball initiative with the support of a $1m grant from First Point Volleyball Foundation.
• Testified before the New Jersey State Legislature in connection with the Fair Play Act (New Jersey’s NIL law).
• Three-year attendee at the Sports Business Journal’s annual invitation-only Thought Leaders Conference.
• SIAC initiatives have been featured or profiled by numerous media outlets, including, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sports Business Journal, CBS, CNN, ESPN, Washington Post, Revolt TV, USA Today, and NY Times, among others.

A licensed attorney, Commissioner Moore currently serves as Chief Legal Officer at Fan Controlled Sports & Entertainment, Inc. a $100m+ sports tech startup that lets fans call the shots and is an interactive football and basketball league that combines the control of a Madden or NBA 2K video game with real life of professional football and basketball players. In addition, Prior to his service as an NCAA Commissioner, Moore served as General Counsel for the ABA franchise Jersey Express Basketball Club. He maintains memberships with the District of Columbia Bar, the New Jersey State Bar, and is the author of Searching for Michael Jordan.