Jeremy Capo is an award-winning collegiate athletics administrator, executive, consultant, and author whose career has been defined by building championship cultures, developing people, and helping institutions achieve sustainable success.
With more than two decades of experience in collegiate athletics, Capo has served in nearly every facet of athletic administration, including compliance, development and fundraising, facilities, event operations, and executive leadership. His career includes stops at Fort Hays State University, Adams State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, New Mexico Junior College, and Iowa Western Community College, where he served as Director of Athletics.
During his tenure as Director of Athletics, Capo established a reputation for building championship-caliber programs grounded in accountability, academic excellence, and a commitment to the student-athlete experience. His leadership contributed to unprecedented academic achievements, significant revenue growth, expanded athletic opportunities, and transformational facility investments. In 2019, he was recognized nationally as a NACDA Athletic Director of the Year.
Following his career in athletic administration, Capo transitioned into executive leadership and consulting, partnering with institutions on strategic planning, organizational development, executive searches, and athletic facility master planning. He currently serves as Vice President for Collegiate Development and Strategic Accounts at Tarkett Sports North America, where he leverages his experience as an athletic administrator to help institutions navigate complex facility decisions, strategic investments, and long-term planning.
Capo is also the author of Mastering the PIVOT: 5 Steps for an Epic Comeback, a leadership-focused book drawing from his personal and professional experiences navigating adversity, reinvention, and purposeful growth.
Throughout his career, Capo has remained committed to a simple philosophy: great leadership is about people, culture, and creating environments where others can achieve their fullest potential.