Chief Operating Officer University of Connecticut Athletics
Jason Butikofer serves as Chief Operating Officer after arriving at UConn during in the summer of 2022. In this role, Butikofer provides day to day leadership of external relations, inclusive of development, National C Club, ticket operations/sales, marketing, creative/social media, strategic communications, and video services. In addition, Butikofer provides oversight of human resources, strategic initiatives, and the relationship with Nike, Learfield {corporate sponsorships}, and Taymar {ticket sales}; in addition to leading all department strategy related to NIL while at the same time providing sport oversight of the men’s basketball program and supervision of the staff responsible for the sport oversight football, women’s basketball, field hockey, women’s hockey & women’s tennis. Butikofer comes to Storrs with 20 years of experience in athletics administration including stints as the director of athletics at Southern Utah (2015-17) and deputy director of athletics at Purdue (2017-20) and Washington (2020-22).
Jason Butikofer serves as Chief Operating Officer after arriving at UConn during in the summer of 2022. In this role, Butikofer provides day to day leadership of external relations, inclusive of development, National C Club, ticket operations/sales, marketing, creative/social media, strategic communications, and video services. In addition, Butikofer provides oversight of human resources, strategic initiatives, and the relationship with Nike, Learfield {corporate sponsorships}, and Taymar {ticket sales}; in addition to leading all department strategy related to NIL while at the same time providing sport oversight of the men’s basketball program and supervision of the staff responsible for the sport oversight football, women’s basketball, field hockey, women’s hockey & women’s tennis. Butikofer comes to Storrs with 20 years of experience in athletics administration including stints as the director of athletics at Southern Utah (2015-17) and deputy director of athletics at Purdue (2017-20) and Washington (2020-22).