Episode 5 - Dan Clerke

Dan Clerke is Maryville's director of esports and a graduate of Maryville University. Dan is an experienced esports manager with a demonstrated history of working in professional esports and higher education. He accrued over $5 million in prize winnings from teams recruited and managed at the professional level, and his teams have won multiple national championships while in charge of Maryville Esports, the top college esports program in North America. In this episode of Disruptor in Chief, Dr. Lombardi and Dan discuss the beginnings of our esports program, the current landscape, and where collegiate esports is headed. And fun fact: Dan is not just interested in helping Maryville win more trophies. He wants to elevate the entire industry - collegiate, high school, and professional esports.