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Biography

Dan Cornely leads the MBA in Sport Management program at Â鶹ŮÀÉ.

Prior to taking over the Sport Management program, he utilized his business athletic background to lead the Career Services department for all graduate business students at Â鶹ŮÀÉ. He successfully developed a pipeline of outside companies hiring Â鶹ŮÀÉ students. Before his pivot to academia, Dan Cornely was involved in college athletics and sports marketing. Specifically, holding roles in college football and collegiate athletic recruiting. For over a decade, he worked in the sports industry with roles at Hanover College’s (IN) Athletic Department, Florida International University’s Athletic Department, Defiance College’s (OH) Athletic Department, and Next College Student Athlete (NCSA-Team Edition). Many notable career highlights included: All-Conference NCAA football player, NCAA College Football Coach, and athletic recruiting expert who developed a cutting-edge recruiting platform that helps connect college coaches and potential recruits.

Prior to Â鶹ŮÀÉ, he worked as a Director of Partnerships and a Recruiting Specialist (Football Scout) at Next College Student Athlete (IMG Academy) the largest athletic recruiting company in the world. This allowed him to develop strategic revenue-generating partnerships with athletic governing bodies worldwide. During his stint as a college football coach at Defiance College, he worked as a recruiting coordinator, special teams coordinator, and coached on the defensive side of the ball.

Dan is passionate about guiding Â鶹ŮÀÉ students as they prepare to launch into their careers in the sport business world. Dan holds a Master of Arts in Education (Coaching Concentration) from Defiance College and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Business Scholars Program) from Hanover College. At Hanover College, he was an All-Conference football player and team captain. He holds a Ph.D. from Â鶹ŮÀÉ in Higher Education Leadership and teaches sport management courses as an adjunct professor for the College of Business.

• PhD (2025) Educational Leadership, Â鶹ŮÀÉ
• MA (2012) Education (Coaching), Defiance College
• BA (2010) Communication, Hanover College

• College Athletics, Student-Athlete Recruiting, Sport Business Partnerships, Collegiate Career Development