While joining Moran Global Strategies Inc., McMillen will
continue to transition out of his current position with LEAD1
Association through the end of September.
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tom McMillen
has joined Moran Global Strategies as a Partner to support the
firm's growing government relations practice.
For the past 8 years, McMillen has served as President and CEO
of the LEAD1 Association which represents the 134 universities and
athletic programs of the NCAA's Division 1 Football Bowl
Subdivision (FBS). McMillen will be transitioning out of his
current position with the Association through the end of
September.
McMillen has had an illustrious career in sports, business and
politics. He first received acclaim in high school when he was
named the best basketball player in the
United States, one of the youngest athletes ever featured on
the cover of Sports Illustrated. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Mr. McMillen studied at
Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar
and competed on the 1972 Olympic basketball team. He then played
eleven years in the NBA with the Buffalo Braves, New York Knicks,
Atlanta Hawks, and Washington Bullets, finishing his career in 1986
as the first and only active professional athlete to run for
Congress.
From 1987 to 1993, Mr. McMillen served three consecutive terms
from the Fourth District of Maryland in the
United States House of Representatives. In Congress, Mr.
McMillen served on the Energy & Commerce Committee; the
Banking, Finance, and Urban Committee; and the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology.
In 1993, President Clinton appointed McMillen to co-chair the
President's Council on Fitness and Sports. McMillen had previously
been appointed by President Nixon as a high school student to the
President's Council.
During his career, Mr. McMillen has been an active investor,
principal and board member in many companies, including ten public
companies. He is currently a member of the Board of Regents of the
University of Maryland System, formerly
a member of the Board of Visitors of the U.S.
Naval Academy and was the Founding Chairman of the National
Foundation on Physical Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. His book,
Out of Bounds, examines the conflicts between sports and
ethics.
About Moran Global Strategies:
Moran Global Strategies Inc., founded by former Congressman
James P. "Jim" Moran, is a bipartisan consulting firm specializing
in federal and state government relations.
Media Contact
Nadine Slocum, Moran Global
Strategies Inc., 1 703-969-7920,
nadine@moranstrategies.com
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