Jay Judge joined the Yale staff as Deputy Director of Athletics for External Relations in the summer of 2022. Judge joined the Bulldogs from Seton Hall, where he spent 10 years – most recently serving as Sr. Associate Athletics Director for Development & External Operations.
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At Yale Judge oversees all external operations and the baseball, women's ice hockey, men's soccer and men's and women's swimming and diving teams.
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At Seton Hall Judge oversaw all of the department's external units, including communications, fundraising, marketing, sponsorships and tickets. His responsibilities included running the day-to-day operations of the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund, which works with alumni and fans to raise funds to benefit Seton Hall's varsity athletic programs. Over the course of his time at Seton Hall he grew the yearly contributions to that fund by nearly 400%.
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Judge also oversaw Seton Hall's outside marketing/licensing/media-rights company and outbound ticket sales company. In that role he helped bring in record revenue in marketing, licensing and media rights each of the last two years. The past two years also marked the two highest ticket revenue totals in school history.
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In addition, Judge served as the sport administrator for softball and as a member of Seton Hall Athletics' senior staff.
Prior to his stint at Seton Hall, Judge was Assistant Athletics Director/Development at his alma mater, Iona. He oversaw all aspects of athletics development. That included the management and operation of the Iona College Goal Club, the yearly athletics fundraising goal and all fundraising activities. He also was the sport supervisor for men's soccer, softball and volleyball.
Judge graduated from Iona with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 2007 and completed his master's degree in management with a sports and entertainment certificate in 2009. He grew up in Milford, Conn.
