The Board of Governors provides strategic leadership on Association-wide issues that impact all three NCAA divisions. Bringing together presidents and chancellors from each division, graduated student-athletes, along with select leaders from the NCAA membership and independent members, the board is responsible for presiding over issues that affect the entire NCAA membership.

The Board of Governors consists of nine voting members and seven ex officio nonvoting members.

Jim Phillips

Commissioner,
Atlantic Coast Conference;
Chair

Division: I-FBS
Term Expiration: Aug. 2026

Glenn Boyce

Chancellor,
University of Mississippi;
Voting Member.

Division: I-FBS
Term Expiration: Aug. 2026

Ted Carter

President, 
The Ohio State University;
Voting Member.

Division: I-FBS

Term Expiration: Aug. 2027

Davaris Cheeks

Graduated Division II Student-Athlete;
Voting Member.

Division: II

Term Expiration: Aug. 2027

Allison Feaster

Independent,
Vice President of Team Operations and Organizational Growth for the Boston Celtics;
Voting Member.

Term Expiration: Aug. 2027

Doug Girod

Chancellor,
University of Kansas;
Voting Member.

Division: I-FBS

Term Expiration: Aug. 2027

Jim Troha

President,
Juniata College; 
Voting Member.

Division: III
Term Expiration: Jan. 2027

Dr. Nadja West

Independent,
44th Surgeon General of the United State Army;
Voting Member.

Term Expiration: Aug. 2026

Sandra Woodley

President,
University of Texas Permian Basin;
Voting Member.

Division: II
Term Expiration: Jan. 2027

Javaune Adams-Gaston

President,
Norfolk State University;
Ex officio Member.

Division: I (HBCU)
Term Expiration: Aug. 2026

Charlie Baker

President,
NCAA;
Ex officio Member.

Ben Cherry

Faculty Athletics Representative,
California State University, San Marcos;
Ex officio Member.

Division: II
Term Expiration: Jan. 2027

Rob Larson

Faculty Athletics Representative,
Luther College;
Ex officio Member.

Division: III
Term Expiration: Jan. 2027

Greg Ricketts

Graduated Division III Student-Athlete;
Ex officio Member.

Division: III
Term Expiration: Aug. 2026

Josh Whitman

Director of Athletics,
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign;
Ex officio Member.

Division: I
Term Expiration: Aug. 2027

Morgyn Wynne

Graduated Division I Student-Athlete;
Ex officio Member.

Division: I
Term Expiration: Aug. 2026