Li Li Leung | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 or 1974 (age 50–51)
New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
University of Michigan (
BA) Isenberg School of Management ( MBA) [1] |
Li Li Leung (born c. 1973) [2] is an American businesswoman and former artistic gymnast. She became the president and CEO of USA Gymnastics in February 2019. [3] She was previously the vice president of the NBA. [4]
Early life and education
After commencing gymnastics training at the age of 7, Leung participated in the 1988 Junior Pan American Games in Puerto Rico where she placed third in the all-around in the youth division. [5]
Following her club competitive career, she attended the University of Michigan where she competed for the Michigan Wolverines women's gymnastics team. [2] At Michigan, she was a three-time All-Academic Big Ten Conference competitor. [6] She graduated from Michigan in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in Psychology. [7] She later attended grad school at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where she received an MBA in Business and Sport Management in 2003 from the Isenberg School of Management. [1]
References
- ^ a b "UMass Alumna Li Li Leung Is Appointed President and CEO of USA Gymnastics". Office of News & Media Relations - UMass Amherst.
- ^ a b Mather, Victor; Longman, Jeré (19 February 2019). "U.S.A. Gymnastics Hires N.B.A. Executive as President". The New York Times.
- ^ "Li Li Leung Is Appointed President and CEO of USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics names Li Li Leung new president and CEO". Usatoday.com.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics - November/December 1988". Issuu.com.
- ^ "What you need to know the new USA Gymnastics CEO Li Li Leung". Indianapolis Star.
- ^ "Michigan Alumna Leung Named President of USA Gymnastics". University of Michigan Athletics.
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