Board of Directors

Founding Team Member and Chief Customer Officer, Ford Model E. Leads Ford Model E's customer experience organization, including marketing, sales, distribution, service, and charging. Former Senior Partner & Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) based in Chicago. Led BCG’s system of offices in the US Midwest. Princeton '91. 35 years playing and coaching experience, including Boston University Men’s Volleyball Club, Seaside, Chicago Bounce, and Adversity Volleyball clubs. 

President, Innervizion Surf Company.  Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.  Previously served as Director of Real Estate, LFM Inc, where he managed a commercial real estate portfolio in Arizona and Hawaii and corporate accounting.  He also served in various accounting and financial management positions at Arizona Public Service Company.  Bruce and his wife, Christy, have four children, three of which played volleyball.

Co-Founder and Director of Andrew Family Foundation and Andrew Trust Company.  Principal and Co-Founder, Wonder Worldwide.  Executive Committee and limited partner, Arizona Diamondbacks MLB team.  Trustee, College of Wooster and Summit School of Ahwatukee. Director Globe Corp, Globe Trust Company, Globe Foundation, and Hall of Fame Firefighting Museum.  B.A. from College of Wooster (’85). M. Sci. (’90) and Ph.D. (’96) in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University.

Owner & General Manager, Atlanta Franchise Pro Volleyball Federation. Co-founder and CEO of Rally Volleyball. Former D1 Volleyball player and dual-sport athlete at Cornell University. Harvard Business School MBA. Most recently was Founder and COO of global hedge-fund Ardea Capital Management. Previously, Head of Strategy for Soros Fund Management. Partner & CFO at ApolloMD, one of largest healthcare companies in US. Held leadership roles for ChasePaymentech and Accenture. 

Founding Partner and COO, Fernbridge Capital Management.  Prior was Trader, Viking Global Investments a NY-based multi-billion dollar hedge fund, and VP at Goldman Sachs. Earned BA, Dartmouth University, JD, and MBA from UCLA- Anderson School of Business. David played football at Dartmouth and also helped establish men's volleyball as a D1 sport, to become a two-sport athlete.

Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in volleyball worldwide. Member of U.S. Men’s National Team 1970-1976. Head Coach, Team USA Men’s National Team 1977-1984 & 1994-2004, leading Team USA to first-ever Gold Medal. Coached Mediolanum in Milan for two seasons, winning FIVB Championship in 1990. Inductee into International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Harold T. Friermood Award recipient. USA Volleyball’s CEO 2005-2016.

Deputy General Counsel, Pennymac Financial Services, Inc. where performs comprehensive coverage of regulatory aspects of consumer financial services & State / Federal relations for mortgage origination & lending operations. 30 years in housing financing industry in risk management, compliance, general real estate, & marketing.  B.A. Stanford University (varsity volleyball) & Law Degree from University of Minnesota. Lead donor to Committee to Reinstate Stanford Men’s Volleyball.

Olympic champion, sports administrator, diplomat, and businessman.  One of the most respected athletes of our time.  Physicist from Morehouse College in Atlanta known for utilizing applied sciences to perfect performances in 400-meter hurdles.  Won Olympic Gold '76 & '84.  Unbeaten from '77 - '87 winning 122 consecutive races.  Became driving force behind Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.  Served as Chairman of USADA.  Son Julian played volleyball at Lewis University & professionally in Spain.

Founder, Austin Juniors Volleyball Club which has produced 500 college volleyball players and has three multi-million dollar facilities.  Created events like 3rd Coast Volleyball Championships, The Lone Star Classic and Tour of Texas Power League. Mizuno Lone Star Classic is now largest qualifier with 1,600 teams & 15,000 participants. Previous Head Coach, University of Wisconsin-River Falls & Assistant Coach, University of Texas Women’s Volleyball. Inducted into AVCA Hall of Fame 2018.

CTO CareScout, a division of GenWorth. Owner & Partner Volleyballmag.com. Former CTO daVinci Payments. Vice President of Product Development, Sleep Number from 2014 to 2018. Past Director of Product Management at Paylocity. BS from Loyola University Chicago, where founded and was President of Club Volleyball team; MS in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology and MBA from Northwestern, Kellogg School of Management, where played on Kellogg’s volleyball club team.

Director of Center for Emerging Media Design & Development (EMDD) at Ball State University. Holds Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from Indiana University School of Informatics &  Computing. Directed team in development of First Point’s storytelling campaign nationwide.  Author of two books: "A Practical Guide to Graphics Reporting", and "The  Multimedia Journalist".  Received National Journalism and Mass Communication Teacher of the Year Award in 2013. 

CEO of Etsy, building a platform that empowers creative entrepreneurs around the world.  Two decades of leadership experience including growing consumer technology companies and scaling global marketplaces.  Previously served as President of Consumer Products and Services at American Express.  Previously served as CEO of Skype.  Previously CEO of shopping.com.  Held various executive roles at eBay.  Co-founded Evite, Inc. where also served as CEO.  Currently on board of Shake Shack.

Executive Director, American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) 2006-2023. AVCA saw membership increase from 3,200 to 8,800; provided $150,000 seed grant to First Point Volleyball Foundation and initiated adding beach volleyball as NCAA Emerging Sport, which led to beach volleyball becoming NCAA championship sport. B.A. degree in Humanities from Michigan State University where played volleyball & basketball. 23 years as coach and administrator in intercollegiate athletics.

CEO & Owner, Viking Plastics. Member of ownership group, VPI Acquisition, LLC. Holds dual BS degrees in Plastic Engineering and Sales & Marketing from Ferris State University, and an MBA from Temple University. Head Coach, Corry PA High School Volleyball Team, 2016 Pennsylvania State Championship.

Managing Partner, Coastal Bend Distilling Company, craft distillery in Beeville, TX produces Live Oak Vodka, Lucky Star Gin & sources Col. Fannin’s KY Whiskey.  Shareholder, Sutton United F.C.  Managing Partner, Bethune, Dye & Enright PLLC.  General Counsel, BBB Oil & Gas, LTD.  Former Athletic Director, Coastal Bend College, Ast. Volleyball Coach, St. Joseph’s Catholic High School, Club Director, Oklahoma Velocity Volleyball Club, Head Volleyball Coach, Mt. St. Mary Catholic High School. 

Spearheads First Point's initiatives to grow boys' high school volleyball. Served as CEO of Fulfillment Fund focused on making college a reality for students growing up in under-resourced communities. Served as Executive Director of California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Graduated from Princeton after being a two-time Ivy League MVP. Master's degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. 

38 years in investment management business and now manages his family office. Most recently served as CEO and CIO of Aesir Capital Management - a spin-out from Diamondback Capital Partners - ACM was an equity and fixed-income investment platform managing ~$1.2b. Spent past decade coaching professional beach players such as Reid Priddy and Theo Brunner, Casey Patterson & Stafford Slick, Todd Rogers, and Amanda Dowdy. Has been a club Founder and an Assistant Commissioner.

Haley spent 17 Years as Head Coach, USC Women’s Volleyball as its winningest coach in program history, and was recognized as an AVCA National Coach of the Year, Volleyball Magazine National Coach of the Year, and twice PAC 12 Conference Coach of the Year. Spent 17 years as head women’s coach at the University of Texas, winning two national championships. Haley began his career coaching men at Kellogg Community College. Member of AVCA and Ball State Hall of Fames among others.

CEO of Tournaments, Inc. Casteel started as Assistant Coach for University of Texas before taking Head Coach position at Baylor University. Became Club Director of Houston Juniors Volleyball Club, establishing Houston Juniors as a premier volleyball club in the country. Established first full-time junior volleyball training center in Texas. More recently, served as Volunteer Assistant Coach at Cal State Bakersfield. 

Managing Director, UBS Financial Services Corporate Cash Management Group. Barrons Top 100 Advisors List 2016 (ranking 15th nationally). Received a Bachelor's degree from UCLA and an MBA from the University of Chicago. An avid indoor and beach volleyball player, Paul also coaches club volleyball in the Chicagoland area.

Creative Professional and former Div 1 Athlete, leading NC's boys volleyball growth as NCBVA Founder/Director, Carolina Region USAV Board Boys Rep, and Coach for 17+ yrs. Motivated by the impact on her own sons' lives she strives to create access to athletes nationwide. Serves on the Dottie Rose Board to bridge the gender gap in tech for young women and is an Entrepreneur/Podcaster in CRE & CRE tech. 

Clinical Professor, Business Analytics, Texas A&M. Senior Faculty Fellow, Office of Naval Research. B.S. Penn State University. Member of Dr. Tom Tait’s NCAA D1 team. Member 1985 USOC National Sports Festival team for Coach Dave Shoji. Went on to play club while earning a M.S. from Northeastern University. Ph.D. Texas A&M University. Committed coach, led Texas A&M Men's Club Volleyball Team. Previous Commissioner of SIVA. Current Board Member of the Texas Aggie Men’s Volleyball Association. 

President & CEO, USAV. Head Coach US Men’s National Team 2013-2024. Head Coach UCLA Men’s Volleyball 2012-2024. Led Men’s National Team to Bronze medal in 2024 Paris Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics, and World Cup Gold Medal in 2015. Joined US Men’s staff in 2007 under Hugh McCutcheon. In 2008, US Men won Gold medal at Olympic Games in Beijing. Head Coach UCLA 2 time NCAA National Championship wins in 2023 and 2024. Head Coach of UC Irvine 3 national championships. Part of 11 NCAA men’s championships

Chief Advancement Officer, USA Volleyball. CEO of First Point Volleyball Foundation 2016-2025. Founder & Partner, CoachRaise. Partner & Owner, Volleyballmag.com. Served as CEO of CRG Fundraising Counsel from 1994-2006. Oversaw 42 capital campaigns and worked on 18 university campuses. Served as Executive Director of Phi Kappa Psi Foundation from 2006-2012. Planned, organized, and managed national $21 million capital campaign from start to finish for foundation with $38 million in assets.