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Fundamentals: Andrea Williams (Women In Sports)

Mar 17, 2021 | 02:27 am

UPDATED Jun 02, 2021 | 10:23 am

Welcome to the latest episode of Fundamentals, a Front Office Sports interview show featuring leading operators and voices of the sports industry.

This spring, in partnership with the Ohio University’s Professional Master of Sports Administration program presents Women in Sports, a three-part series highlighting female executives who are breaking barriers in their careers.

In the second episode, host Amie Sheridan sits down with the Chief Operating Officer of the College Football Playoff, Andrea Williams, to talk about her career in college athletics, importance of networking and how Ohio University’s PMSA program provided her with the tools she needed to excel in her career.

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