Pat Howard is the new Executive General Manager of Strategy, Insights, and Innovation at the Australian Sports Commission. Pat has a background as an elite rugby player having played for the ACT Brumbies, Leicester Tigers and twenty caps for the Wallabies where he followed in the footsteps of both his grandfather and father.

After his playing career, Pat successfully transitioned into coaching where he took Leicester to a Premiership title in 2007, before returning to Australia for a highly successful career in business. He also undertook very high-profile sports administration positions with Rugby Australia and Cricket Australia. Just prior to taking this position at the Australian Sports Commission, Pat was CEO of Sports Tech company MSL Solutions