SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Jeff Pritsker, a veteran of collegiate athletics with more than 25 years of experience, has been named Assistant Athletic Director, Business Affairs for Santa Clara Athletics. Pritsker joins the Broncos after serving a similar role at San Jose State Athletics since 2018.
In his role with the Broncos, Pritsker is responsible for managing the business office, including the athletics department budget, contracts, team travel and all financial operations.
Pritsker first came to the Bay Area in September 2018 where he joined San Jose State Athletics as an Assistant Athletics Director. Less than two years later, he was bumped up to Associate Athletics Director and in May 2021 was named Associate Director of Budget Planning and Administration. During his time with the Spartans, Pritsker also served as an NCAA site representative for the first four rounds of the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament in 2020.
Prior to San Jose State, Pritsker worked at Sacramento State for four years as the Associate Athletic Director for Business from 2015-18. In addition to his duties in the business office, he was also tasked with serving as the sport admistrator for the Hornets' women's soccer, gymnastics, men's golf and men's tennis programs.
Pritsker spent the four years prior to his stint at Sacramento State in Portland, Ore., as both an assistant and associate AD for business at Portland State. Along with his responsibilities in the business office, he also was the supervisor for softball and was the administrator for the Pacific Coast Softball Conference Tournament and the Big Sky Volleyball Tournament.
From 2010-11, he stepped aside from athletics to work as the business manager for Ag Communications at Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind.
Pritsker was the assistant athletic director for business at Northern Arizona for three years, the final year of which he was promoted to interim associate athletics director for internal operations.
Prior to NAU, he had extensive experience in collegiate athletics and fiscal management at NCAA institutions, including previous positions at Central Florida (2004-07), Florida State (2001-02), South Dakota State (1998-99) and Marquette (1999-2000).
From 1994-98, Pritsker served as a graduate teaching assistant at Florida State. He taught issues in sport management, sport law, sport governance and history of sport. He also served as a graduate assistant in the athletics business office.
Pritsker received a master's degree in business administration from Miami (Ohio) in December 1991 and bachelor of science in supervision from Purdue in December 1988. He is ABD on his Phd from Florida State in athletics administration.
Pritsker is a member of the College Athletic Business Managers Association and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.