Kristen Brown

Kristen Brown joined Nebraska Athletics in July of 2024. She will serve as Deputy Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator, with sport administrator duties for several Husker sports including volleyball and women’s basketball. 

Brown joins the Huskers after serving as the Deputy Athletics Director for Administration and Leadership at Texas A&M (2020-24).

At Texas A&M, Brown directed a newly created Engagement unit that worked to ensure the talents of all coaches and administrators are supported at the highest level, and she oversaw the compliance department on a permanent basis. Working closely with Athletic Director Ross Bjork and serving as the department’s Senior Woman Administrator, Brown was the sports administrator for women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s swimming and diving.

She spent her first two years at Texas A&M as Deputy Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Experience, during which she provided executive leadership for the department on all matters related to student-athlete engagement including academics, life skills and career development served as sports administrator for seven sports, and led the department's Diversity & Inclusion efforts.

Prior to serving the Aggies, Brown worked as the Associate Athletic Director of Administration at the University of Maryland (2014-20). At Maryland, programs under Brown's direct supervision produced two National Championships, six Big Ten Regular Season Championships, three Big Ten Tournament Championships, and advanced to seven Final Fours. Prior to her tenure at Maryland, Brown served as a conference administrator for the American Athletic Conference, the Big East, and the Big Ten Conference.

In addition to her administrative duties at Maryland, Brown served as the department's Diversity & Inclusion Officer and was a member of the university's Diversity & Inclusion Cabinet. Within the department, she played a key role in the development of a professional development program for department's staff, served on the Big Ten sports management committee, and chaired numerous committees related to head coach hiring searches. Externally, Brown led the department's Championships and Community Engagement units, which included the Share the Shell program, the winner of the 2017 NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
 
With regard to Brown's leadership and involvement outside the university, AD Ross Bjork added, "With Kristen's experience at several collegiate athletic conferences and her sport oversight experience at Maryland, she brings a national perspective about college athletics and she will also help our entire athletic program flourish at the highest level. We believe Texas A&M should be a leader nationally and in the SEC and Kristen is just the right person to help propel our collective vision."
 
A graduate of Northern Illinois University, Brown was a two-time letter winner in women's basketball. The Rockford, Ill, native also holds a master's degree in sports administration from Ohio University.