After a national search,
UNC Greensboro (UNCG) announced that Brian Mackin has been selected as the University’s Athletic Director, which was approved by the Board of Trustees on December 17, 2021. He begun his tenure on January 4, 2022.
Mackin comes to UNCG from Conference USA (C-USA) in Dallas, TX, where he served as Deputy Commissioner leading the league’s membership and staff through the implementation of the conference vision and strategic plan. He provided direct operational oversight and also served as liaison to the membership’s athletics directors.
Mackin’s career encompasses high-level corporate experience in the private sector for PNC Bank and Vulcan Materials, among others, along with extensive experience in collegiate and professional athletics.
Mackin spent 13 years with the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) Athletics, including the final eight years as athletics director. During his time leading the department, Mackin oversaw 18 programs, 140 full-time employees, and a $23 million operating budget. Under Mackin’s leadership, UAB won nine conference championships and had 26 NCAA appearances.
Mackin arrived at C-USA from PNC Financial Services Group, where he was the VP for corporate and institutional banking. With C-USA, Mackin provides leadership to the league’s membership and staff through the implementation of the conference vision and strategic plan. He also serves as liaison to the membership’s athletics directors and have direct oversight for all business and human resources functions along with the combined units of multimedia and communications.
Prior to his arrival at UAB in 2003, Mackin worked for Vulcan Materials (1984-1990, 2001-2002), Southern Ready Mix (1990-1993) and Dunn Construction (1994-2001). During his private sector tenure, Mackin developed a vast array of business experience, including familiarity with market research, quality control, budgeting, reporting, production, sales, human resource and management, portfolio development and strategic analysis skills.
Mackin graduated from UAB in 1983 with a B.S. in finance. While at UAB, Mackin was a four-year letterman in baseball for the Blazers and played in the Houston Astros minor league system. He has three children, Ragland, Brian Jr. and Mary Aileen.
