Laila Brock
SVP, Atlanta Dream
Laila Brock is serving as the Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Community Impact at the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream. With more than 20 years of experience, Brock’s place at the head of both the Dream’s Corporate Partnerships and Community Impact vertical efforts puts her in a position to align the organization’s mission with its business development goals while also amplifying the values of the team….More
Kaia W. Forgét
Vice President of Community Impact & DEI, Orlando City & Orlando Pride
Kaia W. Forgét is the Vice President of Community Impact & DEI for Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride. She joined the front office of the Club in 2015 as the former USL franchise played their first season in Major League Soccer, added a NWSL professional women’s team in 2016, and built a downtown soccer-specific stadium in 2017. She currently leads the Club’s corporate social responsibility strategy which is focused on creating a… More..
Teresa Gould
Commissioner, Pac-12
Teresa Gould joined the Pac-12 in August 2018, bringing more than three decades of leadership experience across a variety of successful roles in Division I intercollegiate athletics, including time as a director of athletics, both a conference and campus senior administrator, and a television and media executive ..More..
Dan Guerrero
Partner, DHR Global
Dan Guerrero has been president of The United States International University Sports Federation (USIUSF) effective July 1, for the period 2020-2024. Guerrero, retired as Athletic Director at UCLA in 2020, and has been involved with the Federation since 2015, and formerly served as vice president.. More..
C. Keith Harrison
Professor of Business, HipHop, and Sport at UCF
Keith Harrison is Professor of Business, HipHop, and Sport at UCF and has served as Associate Unit Head/Chief Academic Officer of the DeVos Sport Business Management Graduate Program in the College of Business and founding director (2006-2014) of The Minor That’s Major™ Sports.. More..
Jon Harris
CEO, AthLife
Serving on the board of the Institute of Sport and Social Justice brings him full circle, as his professional career began in 1995 with the National Consortium for Academics and Sports where he was part of the team helping build the NFL’s education program. In his six years at the NCAS .. More..
Tanya Hughes
Founder & CEO, Activate International
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hughes is a three-time American junior national indoor champion: 1989, 1990 and 1991, and a two-time national outdoor champion (1992 and 1993).She was a 1992 US Olympic team member in Barcelona, Spain. More..
Paul Kaplan
Attorney
Paul Kaplan is an attorney in the Lexington, Kentucky area. He has been involved with the Institute for many years. Kaplan currently represents several high profile clients including CMTA.. More..
Richard Lapchick
Founder
Lapchick is a human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, internationally recognized expert on sports and social issues, scholar and author.
He brought his commitment to equality and his belief that sport can be an effective instrument of positive social change to University of Central Florida More..
Nicolet Lewis
Chief People Officer, Detroit Pistons
Nicolet Lewis is the Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for the Detroit Pistons. Lewis is a senior management team member, designing and executing workforce planning and development strategy. She is also responsible for diversity, equity, & inclusion, talent acquisition More..
Quashan Lockett
Chief Operating Officer, Pac-12
Rooted in purpose and driven by impact, Quashan is focused on shaping the industry through a disruptive, inclusive, and people-centered approach. With a foundation in organizational psychology, he builds, advises, and invests in mission-driven brands and ventures at the intersection of sport, culture, community, and impact. More..
Chris Monasch
Interim Director of Athletics, CUNY York College
Chris Monasch most recently served as Interim Director of Athletics at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.He was previously Director of Athletics at St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y. More..
Allyce Najimy
CEO, FTBNL
Allyce Najimy is the CEO and Executive Director of the Foundation To Be Named Later (FTBNL), which has donated over $10.5 Million in grants to more than 200 innovative, creative, effective non-profits that promote education, leadership and healthy development in Boston and Chicago.. More
Eric Nyquist
Chief Impact Officer, NASCAR
Eric Nyquist is the Chief Impact Officer for NASCAR. For nearly two decades, Nyquist has led strategic development processes across the sport, managing the organizational restructuring, operational direction, and future strategic path More..
Dr. Jeffrey O’Brien
CEO, Institute for Sport and Social Justice
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hughes is a three-time American junior national indoor champion: 1989, 1990 and 1991, and a two-time national outdoor champion (1992 and 1993).She was a 1992 US Olympic team member in Barcelona, Spain. In 1993 .. More..
Peter Roby
Former Athletic Director, Dartmouth & Northeastern
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hughes is a three-time American junior national indoor champion: 1989, 1990 and 1991, and a two-time national outdoor champion (1992 and 1993).She was a 1992 US Olympic team member in Barcelona, .. More.
Curtis Walker
Vice President, TurnkeyZRG
Curtis Walker is TurnkeyZRG’s Vice President in charge of recruitment across revenue positions, focusing exclusively on corporate partnerships positions (sales, strategy, and service). A sales practitioner, Curtis has hands-on experience selling and servicing partnerships roles, sell-side & buy-side. He is .. More.
Joseph Walsh
SVP of People and Culture, Arizona Diamondbacks
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hughes is a three-time American junior national indoor champion: 1989, 1990 and 1991, and a two-time national outdoor champion (1992 and 1993).She was a 1992 US Olympic team member in Barcelona, Spain. In 1993 .. More.
Quashan Lockett
Rooted in purpose and driven by impact, Quashan is focused on shaping the industry through a disruptive, inclusive, and people-centered approach. With a foundation in organizational psychology, he builds, advises, and invests in mission-driven brands and ventures at the intersection of sport, culture, community, and impact. In 2020, he was honored as one of the top leaders in sport under 40 by Leaders Sports Awards, recognizing his transformative impact on the industry. As a dynamic business leader, Quashan has over 20 years of experience scaling high-growth companies and leading strategic transformations across sports, media, entertainment and hospitality industries. He brings a unique combination of strategic vision, operational excellence, and people-centered leadership, with a proven track record of success in both Chief Operating Officer and Chief People Officer roles – building organizational culture, systems, capabilities, and infrastructure to advance strategic alignment, drive scalable growth, and create lasting impact.
Currently serving as Chief Operating Officer of the Pac-12 Conference, as a member of the senior leadership team and executive committee Quashan oversees all people, organizational, financial, and administrative operations across the Conference and its related entities and ultimately serves and supports the Pac-12’s staff, student-athletes, and member universities. He originally joined the Pac-12 in 2022 as their first-ever Chief People and Inclusion Officer, driving people and culture strategy and providing strategic direction and oversight for all human resources, talent management, diversity, equity and inclusion, organizational development, change management, and internal communications activities. He is also the Founder of Color of Sports, a purpose-driven change agency helping improve organizational performance and capabilities for brands, ventures, and companies across sports, media, and entertainment.
Throughout his career Quashan has built a reputation for being a thoughtful and impactful leader who thrives in fast-paced, complex, multi-stakeholder organizations. Before the Pac-12, Quashan held senior leadership roles at On Location and Legends, delivering innovative people and organizational strategies for iconic brands and rights holders in sports, media, entertainment, music and fashion including the NFL, NBA, NCAA, MLB, International Olympic Committee, New York Fashion Week, Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees, University of Notre Dame, Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona, Live Nation and numerous music artists, tours, and festivals.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Quashan currently resides in Dallas, TX with his wife Brandi, their son, and their two daughters. Quashan earned a bachelor’s degree in labor and employment relations from Rutgers University, a master’s degree in organizational psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and is certified as a senior human resources professional by both the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and HR Certification Institute (HRCI).
