USA Cricket Names Johnathan Atkeison as Chief Executive Officer

Johnathan Atkeison, who most recently was the chief operating officer of USA Rugby, will join USA Cricket as its new chief executive officer, effective August 1

Atkeison has over 15 years of national governing body experience. He takes over for Vinay Bhimjiani, who was as interim chief executive officer of USA Cricket since October 2022.

“I’m honored to join the team at USA Cricket,” Atkeison said. “It’s an incredible time for the sport here in the United States with the historic performance of the men’s national team in the recent T20 World Cup, the completion of the second season of Major League Cricket and the first opportunity to showcase cricket in the Olympics here on home soil during the LA28 Games. Our goal is to build a world-class organization to capitalize on that momentum and firmly establish cricket’s position in the American sporting landscape.”

Atkeison spent the first phase of his career as a coach and staff member for national team programs and began his administrative career as a development manager overseeing community competitions. After helping USA Rugby through a financial restructuring in 2020, Atkeison led the organization through a four-year period of growth and development, highlighted by the awarding of the 2031 and 2033 Rugby World Cups to be hosted in the United States.

“USAC is excited to welcome Johnathan to the leadership team,” said Venu Pisike, chairman of USA Cricket. “We anticipate a close collaboration with him to enhance and broaden the organization’s mission and purpose in serving the cricket community nationwide. With promising growth prospects on both men’s and women’s cricket horizons, there is optimism that Johnathan will make valuable contributions towards these endeavors.”