Greg Sankey (born August 3, 1964)[1][2] is an American athletics administrator who has served the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since 2015.

[3][4] Sankey's high profile role has led media outlets to dub him "the most powerful man in college athletics".

[14] After completing a one-year internship at athletic department of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, Sankey was hired as the compliance director there.

[15][16] Sankey joined the Southland Conference in 1992, continuing work on compliance issues, ultimately becoming commissioner in 1996.

[17] In 2002, when the SEC was having compliance issues, then-commissioner Mike Slive hired Sankey as an associate commissioner.