Kelly Krauskopf is the former director of operations of Women's National Basketball Association.
13 Facts About Kelly Krauskopf
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Kelly Krauskopf helped build the Indiana Fever franchise and led the team to WNBA playoffs thirteen times; the Fever took three conference titles and won the WNBA championship in 2012.
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In 1990, Kelly Krauskopf joined the Southwest Conference and served as assistant commissioner.
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Kelly Krauskopf served as president and general manager of the Indiana Fever from 2000 to 2017; she was promoted to president in 2012.
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Kelly Krauskopf led the Fever to eight consecutive playoff appearances and 13 appearances in total.
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Kelly Krauskopf had a significant role in selecting rosters for the three gold-winning United States women's national basketball teams that won in the 2004,2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics.
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On December 17,2018, the Indiana Pacers announced that Kelly Krauskopf was hired as the Pacer's assistant general manager and she would leave her executive duties at the Fever and the Pacer's eSports team.
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Kelly Krauskopf started in her new position on January 1,2019.
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Kelly Krauskopf said her previous professional experiences have taught her "that building winning teams and elite level culture is not based on gender", and instead "it is based on people and processes".
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When Kelly Krauskopf was hired, it was reported that she was the first female assistant general manager in National Basketball Association's history.
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David Benner, Indiana Pacers director of media relations, said Leonard's role was "strictly on the business side of things" and Kelly Krauskopf is the first general manager in the contemporaneous meaning of "general manager".
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Pritchard said that Kelly Krauskopf would focus strictly on basketball and she would "not have any duties on the business side".
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Kelly Krauskopf was born and grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas.