Tim Fitzpatrick - Sport Supervisor - Men's Soccer Support Staff

Tim Fitzpatrick

Title:
Sport Supervisor
Email:
timothy_fitzpatrick@brown.edu
Joined Brown:
May 2023
Alma Mater:
Hampden-Sydney '81

Tim Fitzpatrick was named the Deputy Director of Athletics. Chief Operating Officer for Brown in May 2023.

At Brown, Fitzpatrick oversees facilities, capital projects, events, external relations and revenue generation, and serves on the Executive Leadership Team. Fitzpatrick is also the sport supervisor for women's basketball, men's lacrosse and men's hockey.

Fitzpatrick is a veteran in college athletics, having previously served as Director of Athletics at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He comes to College Hill after a four-year tenure as Chief Executive Officer of the Diamond Sports Foundation (2019-23). Additionally, Fitzpatrick held senior leadership roles at Indiana University, the United States Military Academy at West Point, the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of North Texas.

While at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Fitzpatrick secured a comprehensive shoe and apparel agreement for all varsity and chartered clubs, oversaw a rebranding initiative, created an athletic booster organization, and led significant fundraising efforts in partnership with the Alumni Association. Under his guidance, the department conducted an annual women’s professional development seminar (the Women’s LeadHERship Symposium), which featured prominent national leaders in women’s athletics.

At Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Fitzpatrick secured major gifts for the construction of a new outdoor tennis center, as well as the renovation of the university’s baseball and softball stadiums. He additionally served on the NCAA’s Division I Women’s Basketball Issues Committee while in South Texas, and executed a strategic plan that increased the department’s corporate sponsorship revenue by nearly 40 percent.

At Indiana, he was responsible for the department's internal administration, oversaw capital construction and facilities management, and had oversight of the football, men’s basketball, and women's basketball programs. Additionally, Fitzpatrick managed IU's external units, including marketing, ticket operations, licensing, merchandising, website, and publications. He also negotiated a 6-year, $21 million shoe and apparel agreement, and administered the Hoosiers’ multi-media partnerships with Learfield Sports and the Big Ten Network. During his tenure, Indiana realized a ticket sales revenue increase of 15 percent over annual budgeted projections.

A 1981 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College with a bachelor's degree in English, Fitzpatrick earned his master's degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 1982.