Big East commissioner Val Ackerman has covered more basketball ground than most in history, so it’s no coincidence that the two most visible and influential roles of her career intertwined with ...

Sports executives rarely come out ahead, at least on the ledger of public perception. Most often, they are blamed for things they can’t control, and their successes are taken for granted. Val Ackerman ...

In 2013, Val Ackerman was teaching a leadership course at Columbia University as the Big East scraped its way back to existence after being left for roadkill amid college football realignment.

The Big East was on the brink of power-conference dissolution. If one person was going to save it, Val Ackerman would be that protagonist. The year was 2013. Conference realignment had again redrawn ...

NEW YORK — Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman will retire at the end of August, the conference announced Monday. Ackerman, 66, has served in that role since 2013, presiding over the rebirth of the ...

For anyone looking for a career in basketball – and wanting to excel with fierce determination, navigate the toughest challenges with impeccable style and grace, while still accomplishing the task at ...

NEW YORK — Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman will retire at the end of August, the conference announced Monday. Ackerman, 66, has served in that role since 2013, presiding over the rebirth of the ...

Val Ackerman, who was previously the president of the WNBA, took over leadership of the Big East in 2013. Sarah Stier / Getty Images Big East commissioner Val Ackerman announced Monday she is retiring ...

Big East commissioner Val Ackerman announced Monday she is retiring after 13 years leading the conference through a realignment-induced transformation that brought the league back to embracing its ...

When organizations face major disruption, the path forward often demands determination and reinvention. When the BIG EAST lost its football program and Sesame Workshop lost key funding, both faced ...