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Bernard Montgomery Muir (born July 22, 1968) is an American college athletics administrator who is currently the athletic director at
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
. Prior to Stanford, Muir served in the same position at the
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and
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.


Early life and education

Born in
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, Muir attended
Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...
, where he earned a bachelor's degree in organizational behavior and management and played basketball, serving as the team's co-captain in his senior year. He went on to earn a master's degree in sports administration from
Ohio University Ohio University (Ohio or OU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Athens, Ohio, United States. The university was first conceived in the 1787 contract between the United States Department of the Treasury#Re ...
.


Sports administration career

Muir worked as assistant director of the
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and then joined the staff of Notre Dame athletic director Kevin White. In 2005, Muir was named athletic director at
Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...
, and in 2009, was hired in the same position at the
University of Delaware The University of Delaware (colloquially known as UD, UDel, or Delaware) is a Statutory college#Delaware, privately governed, state-assisted Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Newark, Delaware, United States. UD offers f ...
. In 2012, following the departure of
Bob Bowlsby Robert Addison Bowlsby (born January 10, 1952) is an American college athletic administrator. Bowlsby most recently was the fourth commissioner of the Big 12 Conference, a position he held from 2012 to 2022. Prior to that position, he served as t ...
to head the
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, Stanford named Muir as its seventh athletic director. Muir serves on the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee, which among other duties, serves as the selection committee for the NCAA Tournament. On February 24, 2025, Muir announced that he would step down as
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athletic director at the conclusion of the 2024–25 academic year.


Personal life

Muir and his wife, Liz, have two daughters. In December 2014, Muir was announced as one of the six recipients of the 2015
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, presented annually by the
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to outstanding former student-athletes on the 25th anniversary of the end of their college sports careers. The award is based on both athletic and professional success.


References

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