Tennessee Athletics Hires Allen Greene as Senior Deputy Athletics Director

Allen Greene, widely considered one of the top college athletics administrators nationally, has been named Senior Deputy Athletics Director for Tennessee Athletics.

"One of the key objectives from our strategic plan "Rise Glorious" was to attract goal-driven and intensely competitive teammates to strengthen our family-oriented, innovative and fearless culture and Allen is a tremendous addition to our leadership team," said Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White. "Allen's one of the most dynamic and engaging leaders I've been fortunate to work alongside, and I am thrilled to be able to add one of the stars of our profession and his wonderful family to Rocky Top."

Greene spent the previous year at Ole Miss as Senior Deputy Athletics Director/External Relations and Business Development. He served as the Rebels' chief operating officer, oversaw the department's external operations and maintained sport oversight of the football program.

"I'm very appreciative for this opportunity to once again be a teammate with Danny and join the talented executive team he has assembled at Tennessee," said Greene. "The Tennessee brand is second to none and I am looking forward to help propel UT athletics in this modern era of our industry. My family and I can't wait to get started on Rocky Top."

Greene brings extensive knowledge of the SEC to Rocky Top, including spending five seasons as Auburn's director of athletics from 2018-2022. During his tenure, the Tigers won eight conference championships and had 44 programs finish in the top 25 nationally, including 17 teams in the top 10. The AU equestrian program won a pair of national championships, and the men's and women's golf teams each advanced to the national semifinals a combined three times.

In 2021-22, six Auburn programs finished in the top 10, including the best-ever finish by the gymnastics squad, which finished fourth. The Tiger baseball team made its second College World Series trip in the last three postseasons, and men's basketball earned its first No. 1 national ranking before finishing eighth in the final polls. In 2019, the men's hoops program made its first-ever trip to the Final Four, while the baseball team returned to the College World Series for the first time in 22 years.

Prior to Auburn, Greene served as the athletics director at the University at Buffalo from 2015-18.

Before being named director of athletics at Buffalo, Greene served as the senior associate athletic director for administration and deputy director of athletics for the Bulls under White's leadership. Greene also has experience working in the Southeastern Conference, leading several significant business development and advancement functions at the University of Mississippi. Before joining Ole Miss, Greene spent two years in athletics advancement for Notre Dame and five years in its compliance office.

A graduate of Notre Dame with a degree in finance, Greene was an outfielder for the Fighting Irish baseball team and a ninth-round draft pick by the New York Yankees. He later received his master's degree from Indiana University's South Bend campus.

Greene's national perspective and well-rounded experiences place him in high regard among his peers. Greene has served on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and 1st Vice-Chair of LEAD1.

Greene and his wife, Christy, have three children: daughters Rian and Seneca and a son Samuel.

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Tennessee Athletics Hires Allen Greene as Senior Deputy Athletics Director

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