Dr. Eric Laudano is in his eighth year at Saint Joseph's University and was elevated to Assistant Vice President/Chief Athletics Operating Officer in September of 2026.
In his new role, Laudano will oversee the daily operations of Saint Joseph's Athletics department, including health and performance, game operations, facilities management, external operations, and campus recreation. Laudano arrived on Hawk Hill in 2019 as senior associate athletics director, while serving as interim director of athletics in the spring of 2026. Eric remains a member of the athletic department executive team, and continues his roles as the NCAA healthcare administrator and sport administrator for men's lacrosse.
Laudano came to Hawk Hill in 2019 after serving as senior associate athletic director for health, well-being, and sport performance at the University of Delaware since 2016. In that role, he built and oversaw an all-encompassing sports performance team consisting of healthcare professionals that included athletic training, strength and conditioning, sports nutrition, sports psychology, and equipment operations. In June of 2017, his portfolio of responsibilities grew to senior level oversight of campus recreation leading strategic initiatives with campus partners.
Prior to joining the Blue Hens, Laudano spent eight years at Penn holding roles as head athletic trainer, assistant director of athletics for sports performance, and chief health and wellness officer. With the Quakers he was responsible for building and leading all areas of the sports performance division including athletic training, strength and conditioning, sports nutrition, and sports psychology. While at Penn, Laudano was also sport administrator for eight varsity programs.
A highly-experienced athletic trainer, Laudano has also previously worked at Indiana State, Quinnipiac, Yale, the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York, the Arena Football League, and the National Football League.
Earning his degree in athletic training and sports medicine from Keene State College in 1999, Laudano earned a master's degree in health science from Quinnipiac in 2005, and recently received his doctorate degree in athletic training at Temple in May of 2018.
