Georgia Tech is hiring Ryan Alpert to a five-year deal as the school’s new athletic director, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
Alpert earned a reputation as one of the country’s top fundraisers in his role as senior deputy athletic director/chief revenue officer at Tennessee.
Georgia Tech’s board approved Alpert’s deal Tuesday, sources told ESPN.
Alpert takes the role previously held by J Batt, who left for the opening at Michigan State in recent weeks. Tech ran an efficient search to replace Batt, with Alpert emerging this week from a pool of finalists.
Alpert takes over an athletic department that has been on the rise thanks to an uptick in the football program under Brent Key and Batt’s aggressive fundraising efforts. Tech has established itself as competitive in the ACC in the NIL era, and Alpert’s hire is a signal the school wants to continue in that direction.
In his role at Tennessee under Danny White, Alpert’s job included overseeing the Neyland Entertainment District, business and finance, capital projects, UT’s Nike contract, data analytics and information technology.
Alpert brings experience, having also spent time at Missouri, Florida Atlantic and Memphis earlier in his career.
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