Eric Roedl, who most recently served as the Deputy Athletic Director and Chief Operating Officer at the University of Oregon, began his tenure as Villanova's Vice President and Director of Athletics in January 2025.
In this role, Eric will provide executive leadership, strategic direction and oversight for all of Villanova's 24 varsity sports comprised of more than 600 student-athletes, as well as oversight of Villanova’s popular recreation and club programs. He will be responsible for all administrative aspects of the athletics department, including finance, personnel, strategic planning, facilities, sales/marketing, general operations, fundraising and communications.
Roedl joined the Oregon athletics department as Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director in January 2012 and was elevated to Deputy Athletic Director in January 2016. In this role, Roedl served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and assisted the Director of Athletics with oversight of the day-to-day operations of the university’s 20-sport, $145M athletic program. Roedl had oversight responsibility for business/financial operations, strategic and financial planning, human resources, contracts, information technology and equipment operations. Roedl served as the sport administrator for the Ducks’ men’s basketball, baseball and men’s and women’s tennis programs and assisted the Director of Athletics with administration and oversight of the football program.
Roedl also provided leadership to the Ducks’ external operations units, including ticket sales/operations, marketing, and fundraising, which generated more than $60M in revenues annually, assisted with facility oversight and capital project coordination, and lead a variety of strategic initiatives for the department. Roedl also served in a leadership capacity on the Pac-12 Football and Men’s Basketball Working Groups and previously represented Oregon and the Pac-12 Conference as a member of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Committee and served on the board of the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. He is also a past president of the College Athletics Business Management Association (CABMA).
Prior to his arrival at Oregon, Roedl served in various internal and external capacities with Temple University Athletics for eight and a half years. Roedl served as Temple’s deputy athletics director and served as the sport administrator for the Owls’ football, men’s basketball, and baseball programs and had oversight responsibility for business/financial operations, sports medicine, and strength & conditioning. Previous responsibilities at Temple included serving as the CFO and oversight of external operations such as marketing/promotions, ticket sales/operations, and corporate sales. Roedl previously served as associate director of athletic business affairs at the College of William & Mary and as a staff accountant at Ernst & Young where he earned New York State CPA certification.
Roedl attended Villanova University as an undergraduate and served as a co-captain of the men’s tennis team while graduating summa cum laude. Roedl also earned a master’s degree in sports administration from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and an MBA from The College of William & Mary. Roedl and his wife Nicole have three sons: EJ, Ryan, and Jake.
