Greg Christopher

Biography

Greg Christopher took on an expanded set of responsibilities in 2023, assuming the role of Xavier University's Vice President for Institutional Strategy and Director of Athletics after five years as Vice President for Administration and Director of Athletics. In this new role, Christopher is focused on Xavier's positioning, as XU continues on its path of institutional and strategic advancement. He will continue to serve on the president's leadership cabinet and oversee Intercollegiate Athletics. Thanks to a generous endowment, Christopher's position title changed to Harmon Family Vice President and Director of Athletics in November. The NCAA Board of Governors appointed Christopher to the Constitution Committee in 2021, which led to his current work on the Transformation Committee. Christopher, who has served as Director of Athletics since May of 2013, took over as AD as Xavier was preparing for its first season in the BIG EAST Conference. He oversees Xavier's 19 intercollegiate athletic programs and 300 student-athletes. Under his guidance, Xavier Athletics has won 29 BIG EAST Conference team titles, including tournament and regular season championships, in XU's first 12 years in the conference. Following the 2017-18 season, Christopher was named the Division I-AAA Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year. Christopher received the 2020 Mike Cleary Organizational Leadership Award. Christopher, who spent the previous six-and-a-half years as the Director of Athletics at Bowl