CHICAGO, OCTOBER 28, 2026: Dave Dagostino, Jr., Managing Director of Peak Scouts, is in Chicago this week for The Future of College & Youth Sports, the inaugural summit from GSV Sports. The invitation-only event brings together university presidents, athletic directors, conference commissioners, NCAA and national governing body leaders, team owners, investors and policymakers to work on what comes next for college and youth athletics.
The summit opened Tuesday night with a welcome reception at Wintrust Arena, hosted by DePaul Athletics, and continues today at the Obama Presidential Center. Sessions focus on the biggest questions facing the industry, including how organizations develop the next generation of sports leaders and rethink how they find, support and keep talent.
Those are the conversations Peak Scouts works in every day. The firm partners with athletic departments, conferences and sports organizations on executive search and leadership consulting, helping them find, develop and keep the leaders who shape their programs.
“I’m grateful to be in the room for this one. Every athletic director and president here is facing the same question: who’s going to lead us through what’s next? Hiring the right person used to be the hard part. Now you have to build them, support them and keep them. That’s the work we do every day at Peak Scouts, and it’s an honor to be part of this conversation with people who care this much about getting it right.”
Dave Dagostino, Jr., Managing Director, Peak Scouts
Throughout the summit, Dave will take part in the conversations and working sessions shaping the future of college and youth sports. Stay tuned to peakscouts.com for more from this event and others ahead.
Dave is listed among this year’s summit attendees: gsvsports.com/attendees
About GSV Sports
GSV Sports brings leaders across college and youth athletics together around one idea: all people deserve equal access to the future. It builds on GSV’s long-running partnership with Arizona State University on the ASU+GSV Summit. Learn more at GSVSports.com.
About Peak Scouts
Peak Scouts is a retained executive search and leadership consulting firm serving college athletics, professional sports and the business of sports. The firm helps organizations find, develop and keep the leaders who define their programs, with a network that spans 148 countries. Learn more at peakscouts.com.
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