John Bramlette oversees many of the day-to-day operations of the College Sports Commission and provides legal counsel related to the rules on revenue sharing, student-athlete NIL deals and roster limits. With his extensive legal, operational and strategic experience, Bramlette is helping build and lead the organization as it oversees transformative changes to college athletics.

Bramlette joined the College Sports Commission following a distinguished tenure with the Washington Nationals, where he most recently served as Chief of Staff & Senior Vice President of Internal Operations. In this role, Bramlette oversaw ballpark operations, business administration, and the club’s philanthropic entity, Washington Nationals Philanthropies. Prior to that, he served as Vice President & Deputy General Counsel for the Nationals, where he advised team leadership on complex legal matters, including contract negotiations, compliance and litigation management.

Prior to joining the Nationals, Bramlette collected a broad range of experience at the intersection of business operations and amateur sports during stints at Ripken Baseball and The Headfirst Companies. Bramlette began his career as a litigation association at Nixon Peabody LLP. He holds a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School and a B.A. in Political Science with Honors from Haverford College, where he was a varsity baseball player.

Bramlette lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his wife and two children.