University of Minnesota Athletics
Staff Directory
Tom McGinnis
- Title:
- Deputy Athletics Director
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Tom McGinnis joined the University of Minnesota athletic department in December 2011 and was promoted to his current position as Deputy Athletics Director, in May 2025.
McGinnis serves as a member of the department's executive and senior management teams. He serves as the sport administrator for the men's and women's hockey, soccer and wrestling programs.  He currently oversees event management, facility operations/capital projects, equipment operations and information technology and served as the department’s chief financial and human resources officer from 2011-2016. McGinnis also served as a lead for the team which develop and implemented the department’s strategic plan, United Are We.
Prior to his position at Minnesota, McGinnis spent 14 years at The Ohio State University. McGinnis served as the Buckeyes' senior associate athletics director for administration, overseeing human resources, information technology, ice rink and equipment. McGinnis began his career at Ohio State in event management in 1997, serving as the director of event management from 2001-2004.Â
McGinnis is a current member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Rules Committee and the Big Ten Olympic Sport Oversight Committee. He was a member of the NCAA Men's Hockey Committee from 2013-19 and served as the chair from 2016-18. He also served on the boards for College Hockey, Inc., Sports Minneapolis, the Minnesota Sports Corporation, the governing body for the Minneapolis Local Organizing Committee for the 2019 Men’s Final Four, and the Executive Board for the 2022 Women’s Final Four Local Organizing Committee.
McGinnis completed the NCAA Pathway Program, an experiential learning opportunity for senior level athletics administrators in 2019. McGinnis received his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Indiana University and went on to earn a master's degree from The Ohio State University.
McGinnis serves as a member of the department's executive and senior management teams. He serves as the sport administrator for the men's and women's hockey, soccer and wrestling programs.  He currently oversees event management, facility operations/capital projects, equipment operations and information technology and served as the department’s chief financial and human resources officer from 2011-2016. McGinnis also served as a lead for the team which develop and implemented the department’s strategic plan, United Are We.
Prior to his position at Minnesota, McGinnis spent 14 years at The Ohio State University. McGinnis served as the Buckeyes' senior associate athletics director for administration, overseeing human resources, information technology, ice rink and equipment. McGinnis began his career at Ohio State in event management in 1997, serving as the director of event management from 2001-2004.Â
McGinnis is a current member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Rules Committee and the Big Ten Olympic Sport Oversight Committee. He was a member of the NCAA Men's Hockey Committee from 2013-19 and served as the chair from 2016-18. He also served on the boards for College Hockey, Inc., Sports Minneapolis, the Minnesota Sports Corporation, the governing body for the Minneapolis Local Organizing Committee for the 2019 Men’s Final Four, and the Executive Board for the 2022 Women’s Final Four Local Organizing Committee.
McGinnis completed the NCAA Pathway Program, an experiential learning opportunity for senior level athletics administrators in 2019. McGinnis received his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Indiana University and went on to earn a master's degree from The Ohio State University.
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