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Valerie B. Ackerman (born November 7, 1959) is an American sports executive, former lawyer, and former basketball player. She is the current commissioner of the Big East Conference. She is best known for being the first president of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), serving from 1996 to 2005. [1]
Val Ackerman | Hall of Fame Career Retrospective. Take a look back at the legendary career of Val Ackerman as he is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame! ...more.
7 de nov. de 2021 · Val Ackerman, commissioner of the BIG EAST Conference, has been a staple trailblazer and role model in the world of sports for over 30 years. She shares how career journeys are not a straight...
6 de ene. de 2021 · Since 1988, Val Ackerman has been actively involved in the business of basketball. Because of her contributions to the game — headlined by her eight-year tenure as the first president of the...
Val Ackerman was the first president of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) when the league launched in 1997. She oversaw operations for its first eight seasons.
17 de jun. de 2022 · How Title IX Influenced My Journey—And Changed the Landscape of Sports. The Big East commissioner—who played hoops at Virginia and later was the WNBA’s first president—has seen the impact ...
Val Ackerman, a veteran staff-attorney-turned-vice-president at the NBA, was the obvious choice to serve as the WNBA’s first commissioner. As she laid the groundwork for what was to become the most successful women’s professional sports league in history, she understood the importance of building something that was sustainable, as well as ...
