Greg Byrne Hired To Spearhead Fundraising Efforts

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Greg Byrne Hired To Spearhead Fundraising Efforts

Update: Greg Byrne Named MSU Athletics Director

Via Media Relations

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State Director of Athletics Larry Templeton announced Monday the hiring of Greg Byrne as Associate Athletic Director for Development and External Affairs. The hiring requires the approval of the Board of Trustees, Institutions of Higher Learning.

Byrne, who will spearhead MSU’s athletic fund-raising efforts and oversee the Bulldog Club staff, has spent 13 years in intercollegiate athletics. He has previously served as Associate Director of Athletics for Fund-Raising and Development at the University of Kentucky and in a similar fund-raising capacity at Oregon State University.

A native of Pocatello, Idaho, Byrne was responsible for raising funds for athletic scholarship, capital projects and major gift-giving at both institutions. He began his athletic career in 1992 with the Fiesta Bowl.

He comes to Mississippi State after serving as National Sales Director for CaseLogistix, a technology development company based out of Jackson, Miss.

Byrne earned his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University. He and his wife, the former Regina Misa, have two sons, Nicholas and Davis. Byrne’s father, Bill, is the Director of Athletics at Texas A&M.