Craig joined CSA Search and Consulting in 2019 following his retirement as Special Advisor to the President at the University of Virginia, where he served as Director of Athletics for 16 years. His focus with the firm has includes supporting numerous institutions with their executive search and consulting needs as well as serving as a mentor and career consultant to first-time Directors of Athletics and senior athletics administrators.
Craig has supported executive search and consulting projects with a variety of partners, including recent work on:
- Director of Athletics at La Salle University
- Head Football Coach at Prairie View A&M University
- Director of Athletics at George Mason University
- Head Men’s Basketball Coach at University of Detroit Mercy
- Strategic Plan at Radford University
Prior Experience
Craig served as Director of Athletics at the University of Virginia from August 2001 through his retirement from the position in December 2017. During his tenure, Craig chaired a variety of committees with the Atlantic Coast Conference and the NCAA, including the NCAA Men’s Basketball Selection Committee, one of the most prestigious assignments in intercollegiate athletics.
Prior to his tenure as AD, Craig held a range of administrative positions at UVA, including assistant athletics director, associate athletics director, senior associate director of athletics, interim director of athletics, and adjunct Faculty to the Gordie Center for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Before assuming the AD position, Craig held head basketball coaching positions at the University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers University and assistant coaching positions at Yale University, Villanova University and UVA.
Education
Craig earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the Wharton School of Business and Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in 1973.
Recognition and Service
Craig was first African-American athletics director in Atlantic Coast Conference history and was named the Black Coaches Association’s “Athletics Administrator of the Year” in 2003 and 2006. He was also listed on Sports Illustrated’s list of the “101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports” in 2003 and 2004. In March 2005, Craig was named one of Black Enterprise magazine’s “Most Powerful African-Americans in Sports.” Craig was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) in 2021 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.
Personal
Craig lives in Charlottesville with his wife Margaret and frequently spends time in his home region of Philadelphia with his three adult children and grandchildren.