Satvik Patel Promoted to Vice President, People & Culture at Big Ten Conference

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference is pleased to announce the promotion of Satvik Patel to vice president, people & culture. As a member of the Conference’s senior leadership team, Patel will oversee all facets of people operations and human resources, including organizational effectiveness, talent acquisition, benefits administration, employee engagement, and leadership development. His strategies and initiatives will continue to build a thriving workplace with a people-centric culture.

Patel joined the Big Ten Conference in 2014 and has served in a multitude of roles within finance, accounting, human resources, and community engagement. Through his diverse experiences at the Big Ten, Patel has developed a full-scale understanding of the organization to effectively balance business strategy with people-friendly initiatives.   

Patel received a bachelor’s degree in music technology from New York University and a master’s degree in management from Harvard University. While at Harvard, Patel served as a graduate assistant for the men’s basketball program, which captured three Ivy League championships and multiple NCAA Tournament victories during his tenure.

Big Ten Conference (bigten.org) is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, the Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, and the broad-based programs of the 18 Big Ten institutions provide direct financial support for more than 14,000 student-athletes. For more information, visit www.bigten.org.