Ryan Chenault Position: Assistant AD (Marketing) Alma Mater: Ohio State University

Ryan Chenault joined the Northwestern University athletic department in February 2007 as an assistant director of marketing and was named associate director of marketing in 2009. In this role, the Ohio native was responsible for the marketing of all Northwestern sports programs (excluding football and men's basketball), which resulted in record-setting revenue and attendance numbers.

In 2010, Chenault was placed in charge of football marketing. That season, he managed the launch of "Chicago's Big Ten Team," a marketing and advertising campaign that resulted in the largest same-stadium attendance increase of all FBS football schools in the country. Chenault also was responsible for the branding and game operations at the Allstate Wrigleyville Classic, the game between Northwestern and Illinois at Wrigley Field on Nov. 20, 2010.

With the promotion, Chenault is now responsible for the day-to-day management of the department's marketing efforts. He continues to oversee marketing efforts for the football program and fulfillment of corporate sponsorships for Northwestern Athletics.

Chenault is a 2002 graduate of Ohio State University and earned a master's of education degree in sports administration from Xavier University in 2005. He lives in Evanston with his wife, Kristin, and son, Andrew.