University of Nevada Las Vegas

Kris Giese is in his seventh year with UNLV as the director of athletic ticket operations.

He came to UNLV after spending three years at the University of Arizona where he oversaw men's basketball ticket operations. Prior to his time at Arizona he was the assistant ticket manager at the University of Houston from 2006 to 2009. 

Giese went to Houston from Virginia where he worked as the director of ticketing for the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League from 2003-2006. 

He has over a decade of ticketing experience and has been involved in six NCAA football bowl games, NCAA basketball tournaments and numerous conference championships.

Giese is a Wisconsin native and a 2002 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, with a bachelor‘s degree in sports management.

He is married to the former Andrea Fernandez.