Chair's Letter | Role Brief

Professional Sports

Govern high-speed health and performance decisions

The Challenge

What this role is up against

Professional sports compresses many of the hardest technology governance problems into a high-pressure environment: sensitive health data, real-time performance information, rapid decisions, competitive stakes, and multiple professionals contributing to a single outcome.

The question is not whether technology belongs in elite performance. It already does. The question is whether the organization can rely on the system under pressure and determine what happened when a decision is questioned seconds, minutes, hours, days, or years later.

TTIC's Role

Where TTIC connects

TTIC applies the same core principles used in consequential healthcare: clear human authority, reliable systems, evidence preservation, security, defined operating boundaries, and accountable decision-making.

The Objective

What success looks like

For teams and leagues, trustworthy technology should protect the player, support the physician and performance staff, and give the institution confidence that high-speed decisions remain defensible.

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Trustworthy Technology & Innovation Consortium (TTIC)
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By Sherri Douville, Founder & Chair, Trustworthy Technology & Innovation Consortium (TTIC)
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Sherri Douville. “Professional Sports.” Trustworthy Technology & Innovation Consortium (TTIC), 2026. https://trustworthytechnologyinnovation.com/chairs-letter/professional-sports/.