Vin Lananna

Vin Lananna

USATF President

University of Virginia

Director of Track and Field and Cross Country

2016 Olympic Head Coach – Men’s Track & Field

Charlottesville, VA
Vin Lananna currently serves as President of USATF and Director of Track and Field and Cross Country, University of Virginia in the city of Charlottesville. He was named head coach of the U.S. men’s track and field team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where Team USA brought home a record number of medals.

One of the world’s foremost visionaries in the sport of track and field, Lananna has had a long and storied career that has seen unprecedented success as a coach, administrator, organizer and leader. Lananna has worked tirelessly to grow the sport of track and field in this country by creating a supportive environment for elite athletic performances, promoting community health and fitness initiatives, engaging youth with numerous learning and competitive opportunities, and establishing leading practices in hosting sustainable sporting events.

Mark Lambert

Mark Lambert

Partner, Litigation Attorney, Cooley LLP

Redwood City, CA 
Mark competed in Track & Field at the University of California, Berkeley.  A longtime friend of the Foundation prior to joining Board, Mark also stays involved with track and field as a volunteer youth track coach.

Reid Johnson

Reid Johnson

Investor

San Francisco, CA
Reid played football & rugby at Cal-Berkeley and is a life-long supporter of USA Track & Field.

Pitch Johnson

Pitch Johnson

Founder, Asset Management Company

San Francisco, CA 
Franklin Pitcher (“Pitch”) Johnson was co-founder in 1962 of Draper and Johnson Investment Company, venture capital company, and became an independent venture capitalist in 1965 as the founder of Asset Management Company.  Pitch is an avid and passionate track & field fan traveling the world each year to cheer on Team USA as they compete on the international stage.

Robert Hill

Robert Hill

President and owner of Retail Sites, LLC

Moorestown, NJ

A graduate of the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, Robert has followed and participated in track and field since competing in cross country and track in high school, and still competes as a Master’s Runner in local road races.