Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher is the eighth commissioner of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Steinbrecher has served as the commissioner of three Division I conferences – additionally serving six years (2003-2009) as commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and nine years (1994-2003) as the commissioner of the Mid-Continent Conference (the Summit League). He is the longest-tenured FBS Commissioner, as well as the longest-tenured DI commissioner across three conferences. Steinbrecher is the only person to serve as commissioner in all three NCAA Division I Subdivisions (FBS, FCS, DI).
Steinbrecher is a 1983 graduate of Valparaiso University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education and journalism. In 2006, he was bestowed an Alumni Achievement Award from his alma mater and in 2014 was inducted into the Valparaiso University Athletics Hall of Fame. Steinbrecher graduated with a Master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 1984, and he was awarded the Doctorate of Physical Education in sports administration from Indiana University in 1989. He serves on the Valparaiso University Board as the Chair-elect.
An all-conference and academic all-conference selection in football and a conference champion in tennis, Steinbrecher was named Valparaiso’s and the Heartland Collegiate Conference’s Student-Athlete of the Year in 1983. In 2006, he was inducted into the Watauga County (N.C.) Sports Hall of Fame.