Gloria Nevarez
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 15, 1971 Santa Clara County, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts, Amherst (BS) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1992 | UMass |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1998–1999 | San José State (asst. AD for compliance) |
| 1999–2001 | California (SWA) |
| 2002–2007 | West Coast Conference (assoc. commissioner & SWA) |
| 2007–2010 | Oklahoma (SWA) |
| 2010–2018 | Pac-12 Conference (Senior assoc. commissioner & SWA) |
| 2018–2023 | West Coast Conference (commissioner) |
| 2023–present | Mountain West Conference (commissioner) |
Gloria Elaine Nevarez (born June 15, 1971) is the current commissioner of the Mountain West Conference (MW). Nevarez assumed the position from retiring MW commissioner Craig Thompson on January 1, 2023. Before joining the MW, she had been the fourth full-time commissioner of the West Coast Conference (WCC). Nevarez is the first Hispanic-American to become a commissioner of an NCAA Division I conference. Prior to her duties as WCC commissioner, Nevarez served as a senior level administrator at the WCC as well as the Pac-12 Conference, University of Oklahoma, University of California, Berkeley, and San Jose State University.