Q&A with Pat Howard
Date: 15 November 2023
Presenter: Pat Howard, Executive General Manager, Strategy, Insights and Innovation, Australian Sports Commission
Facilitator: Tim Kelly, Manager, Research and Innovation, Australian Sports Commission
Synopsis
The Australian Sports Commission has established a new group called, ‘Strategy, Insights and Innovation’ that will focus on enabling sports to deliver on their plans and strategies through data, innovation, and cross collaboration.
The new Executive General Manager of that group is Pat Howard. This Q&A session with Pat explored his background, the changes he’s witnessed in the use of science and technology in sport, and how his new role functions within the ASC.
Biography
Pat Howard is the new Executive General Manager of Strategy, Insights, and Innovation at the Australian Sports Commission. Pat has a background as an elite rugby player having played for the ACT Brumbies, Leicester Tigers and twenty caps for the Wallabies where he followed in the footsteps of both his grandfather and father.
After his playing career, Pat successfully transitioned into coaching where he took Leicester to a Premiership title in 2007, before returning to Australia for a highly successful career in business. He also undertook very high-profile sports administration positions with Rugby Australia and Cricket Australia. Just prior to taking this position at the Australian Sports Commission, Pat was CEO of Sports Tech company MSL Solutions.