Val Ackerman Announces Retirement Plans
The 13 year tenure of the league’s only commissioner since The Reformation will end in August.
Val Ackerman holding court (basketball term) at Big East Media Day in 2023. | Photo by Porter Binks/Getty Images Come September, the Big East will have a new commissioner for the first time since The Reformation. On Monday morning, the league announced that Commissioner Val Ackerman will retire from her position as of August 31, 2026.
A national search by the Big East Board of Directors — which is just the presidents of the 11 league members — will result in the selection of a new commissioner before Ackerman steps down. View this post on Instagram From Rev. Brian J.
Shanley, O. P. , the president of St.
John’s University and Chair of the Board of Directors: “Speaking on behalf of all the BIG EAST Presidents, we announce Commissioner Val Ackerman’s retirement with a tinge of sadness and deep gratitude,” said St. John’s President Rev. Brian J.
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