Jed Cornforth

Jed Cornforth joined USA Track & Field in May of 2003 and has advanced to director of merchandise and operations. His main responsibilities include directing the merchandise program, mobile marketing program and the technology department along with overseeing core business acitivities and functionality of the USATF website.

Before arriving at USATF, Cornforth worked for a performance apparel manufacturing company in Winter Park, Colo., where he dealt with issues surrounding management of the entire business process, from product research and development to advertising and selling to the end-user. For Cornforth, in his progression to director of business development, he has held roles of office operations coordinator, merchandise and operations manager and associate director of operations and merchandise.

Cornforth graduated from Hastings College (Neb.) in 2000 with a dual degree in economics and business administration. At Hastings he competed in track and field and cross country and qualified for the NAIA championships in the marathon.

Cornforth lives in Indianapolis with his wife, Emily, with their three year old son, Dylan, a newborn daughter, Elliet.