The world of college sports has changed forever - and the ripple effects are still being felt across every campus, conference, and community in America.

Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) has fundamentally transformed the relationship between student-athletes, universities, and the marketplace. What started as a movement to give college athletes a piece of their own value has quickly evolved into a multi-billion-dollar ecosystem reshaping recruiting, team dynamics, alumni engagement, and institutional strategy.

The questions facing athletic departments, business leaders, and communities are no longer theoretical. They're urgent:

• Who controls the money - and who should?

• How are schools competing for talent in a landscape without a salary cap?

• What happens to the student-athlete experience when business interests take center stage?

• And what does all of this mean for the fans, the sponsors, and the long-term health of college sports?

To answer these questions and more, CEOtoCEO is bringing together three of the most informed voices in the Pacific Northwest to tackle these questions head-on from uniquely different perspectives.

Our powerhouse panel will feature:

Shaney Fink - Shaney Fink - Vice President for Athletics, Seattle University Shaney joined Seattle University as Director of Athletics in November 2016 and was elevated to Vice President of Athletics in September 2024. Under her leadership, the Redhawks have achieved remarkable success across academics, athletics, and community engagement.

Academically, Redhawk student-athletes are on a 14-term streak of earning a 3.3+ GPA, consistently outperforming the general student population, with first-time-in-college retention rates exceeding 90%.

Competitively, Seattle University has won 34 WAC regular season and tournament championships under Fink. Men's basketball achieved three consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time since 1957-59, and men's soccer reached a No. 9 national ranking - the program's highest ever in Division I.

Cameron Foster - Senior Director of Contracts and Cap Management, University of Washington Athletics Cameron is a UW graduate and veteran sports agent who joined the University of Washington Department of Athletics on February 12, 2025, as Senior Director of Contracts and Cap Management. In this role, Foster serves as UW's lead negotiator on revenue-sharing agreements and assists in developing strategies across revenue sharing, roster management, and NIL benchmarking as UW Athletics prepares for the new environment created by the House Settlement.

Foster brings decades of elite sports representation experience to the role. He co-founded Foster & Easley Sports in 1989 alongside NFL Hall of Famer Kenny Easley, later founding Reign Sports Management in 2016. In 2021, he joined Steinberg Sports and Entertainment as Senior Vice President, working with clients including Patrick Mahomes and Tua Tagovailoa. Over his career, Foster has represented more than 100 professional athletes across the NFL, NBA, WNBA, and MLB.

A UW rowing team alumnus who graduated in 1988, Foster became a certified NFL contract advisor as a second-year law student and earned his law degree from the University of Puget Sound in 1991.

Brandon Forbis Brandon is a veteran sports and corporate partnership executive with extensive experience connecting collegiate athletics, businesses, and fans. He currently serves as General Manager of Huskies Sports Properties, the Learfield team representing the University of Washington, where he oversees the university's multimedia rights, sponsorship, and corporate partnership efforts.

Forbis has built a career spanning collegiate athletics and sports marketing, with previous leadership roles involving Virginia Tech, the University of Georgia, and other major athletic properties. His work has included sponsorship sales and development, property management, and building strategic relationships between sports organizations and corporate partners.

A Seattle-area professional with a passion for the intersection of sports and business, Forbis has also been involved in major partnerships and broadcast initiatives surrounding Washington Athletics. He earned his undergraduate degree from East Carolina University and a master's degree in sports management from the University of Georgia.

Moderator Tom Glasgow is a multiple Emmy Award-winning anchor/host, working most recently on Seattle Kraken and Seattle Mariners broadcasts on ROOT SPORTS. Tom also has extensive play-by-play experience for football, basketball, and soccer with the NBA, Gonzaga, the Pac-12, the Big Sky Conference, and the NWSL.

He attended Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, and was honored as part of the 2026 Class of Inductees into the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame.