FORMER A 10 COMMISSIONER LINDA BRUNO JOINS THE PICTOR GROUP
Former Atlantic 10 Commissioner Linda M. Bruno will join The PICTOR Group as an Executive Search Specialist, Founder and CEO Cary Groth announced Monday.
Bruno comes to The PICTOR Group after spending 45 years in intercollegiate athletics. She will bring her wealth of experience and knowledge to help campus leaders with executive and head coach searches.
“I am honored and excited to work with such a respected group,” Bruno said. “I know that the support and expertise we all bring to intercollegiate athletics will be of great benefit to our search business. Finding the correct fit for personnel in athletics is critical to the success of all institutions, and I will join with all at The PICTOR Group to ensure that we identify strong pools of candidates which are unique to every search we conduct. A special thanks to Cary Groth for allowing me to grow this area for The PICTOR Group.”
Bruno started her career as an administrative assistant at Iona College, working for the AD/basketball coach Jim Valvano. Bruno earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Iona. Following working at her alma mater, Bruno was named assistant athletic director at Yale University. She then served as associate commissioner at the Big East Conference during its meteoric rise through the 1980’s. After 12 years at the Big East, Bruno was appointed as commissioner of the Atlantic 10, a position she held for 14 years.
Bruno established Bruno Sports Enterprises in 2010 and handled several searches for head coaches as well as administrative positions. She served as commissioner of the DIII Skyline Conference, which encompassed oversight of 12 members, in the NYC area and was an adjunct instructor at the Drexel University Sports Management Graduate School.
Bruno has served on several NCAA committees, including as chair for both the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee and the Championships Cabinet. She also served on the Television Negotiating Committee, the National Letter of Intent Steering committee, the DIII men’s basketball committee in addition to a stint as Vice President of the Collegiate Commissioners Association. She also spent over 20 years as as a member of the Iona Board of Trustees and is on the Executive Committee of the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association as well as the board of the Collegiate Women’s Sports Award.
“We welcome Linda to our PICTOR Group team. She will do an outstanding job helping institutions with their search process. Linda has helped several institutions hire quality administrators and head coaches,” Groth said.
The PICTOR Group offers consulting services in Strategic Visioning and Planning, Program Assessments and Reviews, Integrated Medicine and Performance Support/Assessments/Audits, Performance, Executive Search/Onboarding/Executive Coaching and Culture Assessments and Development. The PICTOR Group’s leadership team includes three former NCAA Division I Athletics Directors and a Division I Conference Commissioner. The PICTOR Group offers a unique blend of exceptional talent, expertise and experience and a team that is passionate for visionary and ethical leadership in intercollegiate athletics. To date, The PICTOR Group has successfully worked with over 100 clients in intercollegiate athletics.
