Harvey Schiller

Air Medal with 9 oak leaf clusters Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Commendation Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters Outstanding Unit Award with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster Organizational Excellence Award Air and Space Recognition Ribbon with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster National Defense Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters Command Pilot Badge Army Airborne Badge Harvey Wallace Schiller (born April 30, 1940) is an American sports and business executive whose positions have included executive director of the United States Olympic Committee, chief executive officer of YankeeNets, president of Turner Sports, head of the International Baseball Federation and president of the Atlanta Thrashers.

A native of the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, Schiller attended Erasmus Hall High School and The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, where he earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry and played football; one of his assistant coaches was Al Davis.

[2] Commissioned into the United States Air Force, he attended pilot training and flew more than a thousand sorties on the C-123 Provider in South Vietnam winning the Distinguished Flying Cross.

[6] Schiller's sports management career began in 1986 when he was appointed commissioner for the Southeastern Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

[7] In 1988, he was appointed executive director of the United States Olympic Committee, but resigned after less than three weeks on the job.

[8] He returned to the USOC in 1990 and oversaw a restructuring of the organization that led to increased support for athletes and introduction of drug testing; he instituted cash awards for medal winners, oversaw a major renovation of the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and added new corporate sponsorships.

[16] In 2010, he was named to the America's Cup Advisory Board and in 2014 appointed first commercial commissioner; a position responsible for managing, marketing and site selection of the 2017 races held in Bermuda.

Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
Air Medal
Legion of Merit
Legion of Merit
Meritorius Service Medal
Meritorius Service Medal
Commendation Medal
Commendation Medal
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award
Air and Space Recognition Ribbon
Air and Space Recognition Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Gallantry Cross (South Vietnam)
Gallantry Cross (South Vietnam)
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
United States Aviator Badge
United States Aviator Badge
Parachutist Badge (United States)
Parachutist Badge (United States)
Badges of the United States Air Force
Badges of the United States Air Force