Donna Lopiano, Ph.D. (born September 11, 1946) is the President and founder of Sports Management Resources , a consulting firm that focuses on bringing the knowledge of experienced, expert former athletics directors to assist scholastic and collegiate athletics departments in solving growth and development challenges. Dr. Lopiano was also the Chief Executive Officer of the Women’s Sports Foundation from 1992–2007. Lopiano served for 17 years as the University of Texas’ Director of Women’s Athletics (1975–92) and is a past president of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women.