The National Wrestling Hall of Fame announced on Friday that its Board of Governors unanimously approved Jamey Cummings (Dallas, Texas) to join the Board of Governors.

Because of the cancellation of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Board held its meeting by video conference.

“Jamey grew up in a wrestling family and has a great passion for our sport,” said Tom Slowey, Chairman of the Board of Governors. “His life and professional career are examples of the benefits and values derived from wrestling. We are looking forward to utilizing his experience and knowledge in management and organizational consulting to help improve our organization’s performance in the future.”

Cummings graduated with merit with a bachelor’s of science in aeronautical engineering from The United States Naval Academy where he was captain of the wrestling team, a two-time qualifier for the NCAA Division I Championships, and an Academic and Honorable Mention All-American. He earned a master's degree in business administration from Stanford University.

Cummings served for nine years as an officer in the U.S. Navy's SEAL teams, ascending to the rank of Lieutenant. During that time he led teams as large as 25 on multiple overseas deployments and lived abroad on assignment in Germany.

Currently, Cummings is a senior client partner in Korn Ferry's Technology Officers Practice and co-leads the firm's Global Cybersecurity Practice. He advises organizations on the recruitment, assessment, development, and retention of technology and security & risk management talent at all levels, including the Board of Directors. His clients range from large global corporations to high growth entrepreneurial companies, spanning all industries. In addition to Chief Information Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, and their key leaders, he also recruits cybersecurity consultants for leading professional services firms as well as top executives for cybersecurity technology companies and managed security services providers.

Prior to Korn Ferry, Cummings served as an associate principal in the industrial, supply chain and transportation & logistics practices of another leading executive search firm, working with clients in the consumer, retail, technology, government & defense, biotechnology and education sectors.

Prior to his career in executive search, Cummings was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group in Dallas, where he worked on a wide variety of projects with clients in the aerospace & defense, consumer finance, telecommunications, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and education industries.

The Board of Governors is responsible for preserving the history and tradition of the sport of wrestling in America by operation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. The Board is also responsible for the annual election of Distinguished Members, Outstanding American, Medal of Courage, Order of Merit, and Meritorious Official.

The Board is comprised of no less than 10, and not more than 30 members, who shall serve a maximum of six consecutive years in as many as three consecutive two-year terms. Three members of the Board shall represent United World Wrestling, USA Wrestling, and the National Wrestling Coaches Association. Those individuals are nominated by their organizations, and must be approved by the Board.