Dan Bartholomae - Executive Deputy Athletic Director - Staff Directory

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Dan Bartholomae

Title:
Executive Deputy Athletic Director
Email:
Phone:
737-3969

Dan Bartholomae was promoted to Executive Deputy Athletic Director/Chief Operating Officer in September of 2019.

He came to OSU in the spring of 2017 after spending 15 years at the University of Pittsburgh, where he served as the deputy athletic director for internal affairs. He began his career at Pitt in 2002 as a compliance and game operations assistant, and worked in eight different capacities while with the Panthers.

“Dan is one of the rising stars in all of intercollegiate athletics administration and we are extremely excited to have him as a member of Beaver Nation,” Barnes said at the time of his hiring. “His impressive track record of success and his collaborative leadership style will be a great fit for us. His breadth of experience in strategic and facilities planning, and as a sports administrator for football and other programs will serve Oregon State well.”

Bartholomae's responsibilities at OSU include serving as the Chief Operating Officer for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and providing leadership in various capacities. This includes leading OSU's sports supervisory team, where he also serves as sport supervisor for the football and wrestling programs. He also serves as the lead of the internal operations unit, providing leadership, planning and supervision in the areas of Capital Projects, Facility Operations, and Event Management. He has recently led in the development and execution of the department’s facility master plan initiatives, developing appropriate funding models and assisting with fundraising initiatives relevant to certain special projects. He also participates as part of the executive staff and provides leadership in the development and execution of the OSU athletic department’s strategic plan – Build The Dam.

While at Pitt, Bartholomae most recently had oversight of the NCAA compliance office, sport administration team, facilities planning and event operations, and student-athlete development. He also was the sports supervisor for the Panthers’ football and men’s basketball teams. In addition, he managed and directed the athletic department’s strategic planning process that led to a redesigned departmental mission and vision, as well as a detailed five-year plan for success.

Bartholomae, who served as the president of the National Association for Athletics Compliance in 2015-16, is highly active in other NCAA and industry committees. He possesses a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University in policy analysis and public affairs. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration from Pittsburgh. Dan and his wife Lauren have two children, Dylan and Lily.