Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has a new job.
He will be the next president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the organization announced Thursday morning, December 14.
Baker will replace outgoing NCAA president Mark Emmert. Baker is scheduled to start his new job on March 1, 2023, just under two months after he leaves the Massachusetts State House (on Thursday, January 5).
Here is what Baker had to say about the matter in a press release issued by the NCAA.
I am honored to become the next president of the NCAA, an organization that impacts millions of families and countless communities across this country every day. The NCAA is confronting complex and significant challenges, but I am excited to get to work as the awesome opportunity college athletics provides to so many students is more than worth the challenge. And for the fans that faithfully fill stadiums, stands, and gyms from coast to coast, I am eager to ensure the competitions we all love to follow are there for generations to come. Over the coming months, I will begin working with student-athletes and NCAA members as we modernize college sports to suit today's world, while preserving its essential value.
