Jon Steinbrecher ’83, PED

Jon Steinbrecher ’83, PED, is the eighth commissioner of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Jon 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 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Commissioner, as well as the longest-tenured DI commissioner across three conferences. Jon is the only person to serve as commissioner in all three NCAA Division I subdivisions (FBS, Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), DI).

Jon is a 1983 graduate of Valparaiso University, where he earned both a bachelor of science in physical education and journalism. In 2006, he was bestowed an Alumni Achievement Award from his alma mater and was later inducted into the Valpo Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014. Jon 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, Jon was named Valpo’s and the Heartland Collegiate Conference’s Student-Athlete of the Year in 1983.