Jon Hinkin

Jon Hinkin was most recently the Executive Director of the San Diego Parks Foundation and now looks to bring his sports, business and non-profit experience to the US Rugby Foundation as its first Chief Operating Officer.

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Hinkin was a member of the USA 7’s Rugby team for nearly a decade in the ’90s, serving as the team’s captain from 1997–1998. He played in the inaugural Rugby World Cup Sevens in 1993 and was a reserve on the 1997 World Cup Sevens team.

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From 2006–2019, Hinkin also served as Vice President of Competitions and Tournament Director for United World Sports, which included events such as USA 7’s, Women’s International Rugby 7’s, Varsity Cup, Silicon Valley Sevens, Collegiate Rugby Championship, and Las Vegas Soccer Challenge.

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Hinkin has nearly three decades of experience in building and managing sales and marketing, product support, customer support teams, and processes for a variety of companies.