Kevin Blue Position: Associate Athletics Director, Business Strategy

Kevin Blue, a 2005 Stanford graduate and a former student-athlete on the men's golf team, was appointed to his position of associate director of athletics in April, 2011. In this role, Blue manages strategic initiatives designed to enhance departmental revenue and supports the department's long-term business objectives.

Blue has served on the athletics department staff since 2009. He spent the 2009-10 academic year serving as a Matteson Fellow before being appointed to the role of Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics. Prior to joining Stanford Athletics, Blue coached professional and amateur golfers in the areas of sports psychology and short game technique.

He received his bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Stanford in 2005 and his PhD in sports psychology from the Michigan State University Graduate School of Education in 2009. In 2008, he was named a Dean's Award winner at the Summer Institute for General Management at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.

A native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Blue was a four-year letterwinner on Stanford's men's golf team from 2001-05, serving as a team captain as a junior and senior. He was also a two-time All-America Scholar.