Chris Del Conte

Chris Del Conte (born June 19, 1968) is an American college athletics administrator. He is the athletic director at the University of Texas at Austin, a position he has held since 2017. Del Conte served as the athletic director at Rice University from 2006 to 2009 and Texas Christian University (TCU) from 2009 to 2017. Under Del Conte, Texas has won the Directors' Cup as the nation's top performing athletic department in the 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons.

Personal life
Del Conte grew up in New Mexico and Mexico. His parents were Christian missionaries who ran a service home for over 150 foster children and founded the San Felipe Humanitarian Alliance. He is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was a student-athlete in track and field and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. He also holds a master's degree in education, administration and supervision from Washington State University.

Del Conte is married and has two daughters.

On May 22, 2024, Del Conte won the Sports Business Journal's 2024 Athletic Director of the Year award.