Maryland athletics is hiring Atlanta Braves executive Jim Smith as its new athletic director, it announced in a release Thursday.
Smith comes to College Park with a variety of experience at both the professional and college level. He has served as the Braves’ senior vice president of business strategy since 2020, and is president of JS Sports Properties and Consulting. He was also previously vice president and chief marketing officer of the Atlanta Falcons from 2004 to 2013, president and general manager of Columbus Crew SC in Major League Soccer from 2000 to 2004 and president and CEO of Ohio State’s alumni association from 2016 to 2020.