{"id":166651,"date":"2026-06-29T10:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=166651"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:52:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:52:46","slug":"dayton-business-journal-former-ohio-state-arizona-state-administrator-named-wright-state-athletic-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/06\/29\/dayton-business-journal-former-ohio-state-arizona-state-administrator-named-wright-state-athletic-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Dayton Business Journal: Former Ohio State, Arizona State administrator named Wright State athletic director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/06\/29\/dayton-business-journal-former-ohio-state-arizona-state-administrator-named-wright-state-athletic-director\/260626-brad-chandler-athletic-director-press-conference-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-166672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-166672\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2026\/06\/260626_2291ep_Brad-Chandler-Press__web-1-508x339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a>Following the university&#8217;s first-ever national search for a Division I athletics director, Wright State University has selected a new leader for its athletic program.<\/p>\n<p>Wright State has named Brad Chandler as the next director of athletics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity to be here at Wright State,&#8221; Chandler said. &#8220;My family and I are so excited about being part of the Dayton community and will be proud to serve the Wright State family. To lead a program that means so much to this region is something I do not take lightly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With more than 17 years of NCAA Division I athletics experience, Chandler has experience in program development and student-athlete success.<\/p>\n<p>He joins Wright State University (WSU) from Bradley University in Illinois, where he served as deputy athletics director since 2023. At Bradley, he held the role of the department&#8217;s chief revenue, financial and compliance officer and lead fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Bradley, he held leadership roles at Arizona State University, Ohio State University and Rutgers University.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are extremely proud to welcome Brad, his wife Kara, and their daughter, Waverly, to the Raider family,&#8221; said Sue Edwards, WSU president. &#8220;This search was about finding the right person to take our athletics program to the next level \u2014 someone who prioritizes student-athlete success, academic achievement and building a program that represents the pride of our university and community. Brad brings that and more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During his time at Bradley University, Chandler completed the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increased total athletics revenue by 51% since FY24<\/li>\n<li>Grew athletics fundraising by 14% and 21% in FY25 and FY26<\/li>\n<li>Negotiated revenue-sharing agreements with student-athletes and assisted with the creation of Bradley&#8217;s NIL program<\/li>\n<li>Led the relaunch of the Bradley Script brand, producing record merchandise growth and fan engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chandler has a law degree from the University of Toledo College of Law and a bachelor&#8217;s degree in finance from Michigan State University.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am committed to working alongside our coaches, student-athletes, alumni and supporters to build on the strong foundation already in place and continue strengthening a culture that helps our student-athletes succeed in competition, in the classroom and beyond. I look forward to what we can accomplish together in this next chapter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chandler&#8217;s appointment follows a comprehensive national search led by a a committee representing university leaders, board members, faculty, coaches, alumni and student-athletes. He succeeds Joylynn Brown, who stepped down in April.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/dayton\/news\/2026\/06\/25\/wright-state-brad-chandler-athletic-director.html\">bizjournals.com\/dayton<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the university&#8217;s first-ever national search for a Division I athletics director, Wright State University has selected a new leader for its athletic program. Wright State has named Brad Chandler as the next director of athletics. &#8220;I am incredibly grateful &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/06\/29\/dayton-business-journal-former-ohio-state-arizona-state-administrator-named-wright-state-athletic-director\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[730],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wright-state-in-the-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166651"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":166673,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166651\/revisions\/166673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}