John Bryan "Jack" Swarbrick, Jr.^[1] is the athletic director at the University of Notre Dame.^[2][3] His appointment was announced in July 2008, replacing Kevin White, who resigned in June 2008 to take the same position at Duke University.^[4]

[edit] Biography

Swarbrick was born 19 March 1954 in Yonkers, New York, the son of John Brian and Mary Catharine (née Comey) Swarbrick.^[5] He earned an undergraduate degree (magna cum laude) in economics from Notre Dame in 1976 and a law degree from Stanford in 1980.^[5] He practiced law for 28 years and was a partner in the law firm of Baker & Daniels immediately prior to accepting his position at Notre Dame.^[1][6] From 1992 until 2001, he also served as chairman of the Indiana Sports Corp., during which time he helped convince the NCAA to relocate its headquarters to Indianapolis.^[6]

Swarbrick was previously considered for athletic director positions at Indiana University and Stanford University.^[3] In 2007, he was considered for the position of commissioner of the Big 12 Conference, and in 2002 he was a finalist for the position of NCAA president, which went to Myles Brand.^[7]

He was the vice-president of the team that successfully bid to host Super Bowl XLVI in 2012 in Indianapolis.^[8]

From 2000-2002, Swarbrick was CEO of LMiV, an internet firm funded partially by Emmis Communications.^[9]

Swarbrick has been a member of the Indiana bar since 1980 and is also admitted to practice in the Supreme Court and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.^[1]

[edit] Personal

Swarbrick is married to Kimberly, and they have four children: Kate, Connor, Cal and Christopher.^[2]

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