Dan Payne

Dan Payne has been chief executive officer at USA Rugby since August of 2016. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler in college, later wrestling internationally and earning his M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. He played on the USA Rugby Men's Eagles during the 2007 Rugby World Cup and also served as an assistant coach at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Additionally, he spent five years at Life University, where he expanded the athletic department and added student-athletes to the roster. www.usarugby.org