About our event:

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey discussed the 2021 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, as well as shared some insight on navigating the sports world during a pandemic.

 

Greg Sankey became the eighth Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference on June 1, 2015, and has successfully introduced change and advancement for the conference. Sankey first joined the SEC staff in 2002 as Associate Commissioner for Governance, Enforcement and Compliance and later added supervision of the league's championships staff to his responsibilities. He was elevated to Executive Associate Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer for the league office in 2012. Before moving to the SEC, Sankey served as Commissioner of the Southland Conference for nearly seven years.

 

This event was moderated by Laura Rutledge, Host & Reporter for ESPN/SEC Network. Laura Rutledge is the host of ESPN’s year-round weekday NFL news and information show NFL Live and SEC Network’s SEC Nation. Since joining the company in 2014 as a reporter on SEC Network and ESPN, Rutledge has consistently expanded her portfolio. She was named host of NFL Live in June 2020 and just finished her fourth year as SEC Nation host – her fifth year with the show overall.