Danny White (athletic director)

Daniel D. White (born c. 1980) is an American university sports administrator. He is the athletic director for the UCF Knights sports program of the University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida. White held the same position at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 2012 to 2015. Prior to his tenure at Buffalo, he served as the senior associate athletic director for Ole Miss.

Early life and college career

Danny has been heavily surrounded by college athletics throughout his life. His father, Kevin White, is currently the Director of Athletics at Duke University. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2002 where he majored in business administration and from Ohio University, receiving his master's degrees in both business administration and sports administration. White is currently pursuing his doctorate from the University of Mississippi.

Administrative career

White has been at the forefront of Buffalo's rebranding to become "New York's big time athletics department". He has initiated a long-term capital funding project to develop Buffalo's athletic facilities, notoriety, reputation, and stature to represent the State of New York. During his time as Athletic Director, Danny has restructured Buffalo's athletic department through its management and coaches. His most notable change was the replacement of Reggie Witherspoon for Bobby Hurley, a former 2-time NCAA champion with Duke University and son of star coach, Bob Hurley. White has also launched the New York Bulls Initiative (NYBI) which serves as a comprehensive initiative to cultivate a local and national presence and generate an everlasting sense of loyalty to the University's athletic brand. This initiative emphasizes "NEW YORK" on the school's athletic logos. At Buffalo, he oversaw an athletics program with 20 varsity sports and more than 500 student athletes. In November 2015, he was hired as the athletic director of the UCF Knights. In the position, he also serves as the executive vice president for the University of Central Florida Athletics Association, the private non-profit corporation that is responsible for the administration and financial management of the UCF Knights athletic programs. As UCF's director of athletics, White will oversee the hiring of a new head football coach, and direct over $70 million in pending athletic facility construction and upgrades.

White previously served as the senior associate athletic director at the University of Mississippi, worked on development at the California State University, Fresno, and worked as an administrator at other Mid-American Conference schools, Ohio University and Northern Illinois University.