UB Tech 2019

Michael Brooks
Executive Director
National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE)


Michael Brooks is executive director of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE), a nonprofit membership association organized by and on behalf of member institutions, and is the only governing body of collegiate esports in North America. NACE’s members are developing the structure and tools needed to advance collegiate esports in the varsity space. Areas of collaboration include eligibility, path to graduation, competition and scholarships, IP rights, and program implementation. NACE has 109 varsity esports members, which account for nearly all of the varsity programs across North America (91%). He worked for seven years as director of strategic partnerships for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the governing body of 258 mainly private colleges and universities in traditional athletics.

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