Michael Kelly (athletic director)

Michael Kelly is an American college athletics administrator. He is currently the athletic director at the United States Naval Academy, a position he has held since 2025, as well as a member of the NCAA Division I Council since 2021. Prior to becoming the AD at USNA, Kelly served in many high level positions throughout college athletics, including as vice president for athletics at the University of South Florida, commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the chief operating officer for the College Football Playoff. He is the first person to serve as the president of the Super Bowl host committee for three different communities, doing so for Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, and Super Bowl XLI in Miami. He was also the executive director for the organizing committee for the 1999 Men's Final Four, which was held in St. Petersburg.