Jim Johnson (athletic director)

Jim Johnson
Johnson speaking at a Pittsburg State Athletics banquet in 2016
Current position
TitleExecutive Vice President for engagement and executive affairs
TeamPittsburg State
ConferenceMIAA
Biographical details
Alma materTarleton State University
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1993–1997Tarleton State (asst. AD)
1997–2003NCAA (gov't liaison)
2003–2005Central Missouri (assoc. AD)
2005–2007Texas A&M–Commerce
2007–2010MIAA (commissioner)
2010–2026Pittsburg State (AD)
2026-presentPittsburg State (Executive VP for engagement and executive affairs)

James R. Johnson is an American university sports administrator and a former NCAA Division II conference commissioner. Johnson is currently the athletic director for Pittsburg State University, an NCAA Division II sports program in Pittsburg, Kansas. Previously, Johnson was the Commissioner of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).