Quinn Buckner is the vice president of communications for Pacers Sports and Entertainment and serves as the chair of the Indiana University Board of Trustees. Buckner earned a degree in business from IU and after graduation played professional basketball in the NBA for 10 seasons, winning a championship in 1983-84 with the Boston Celtics. He was the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks. He serves on several not-for-profit boards including Center for Leadership Development, the Pacers Foundation, the YMCA, the Special Olympics of Indiana, the Indianapolis Zoological Society and the Indiana Youth Institute.