Education
Gilbert attended the University of Vermont where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1980 to 1983. He graduated with a bachelor"s degree in economics and political science and was inducted in the Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.
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He was a two-time first team All American goalkeeper and played one season in the North American League. He is the former Vice President of Marketing for the United States Federation. He was selected as a first team All American goalkeeper in 1982 and 1983.
On August 31, 1983, he played one game for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the North American League, losing 5-0 against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
After retiring from playing, Gilbert entered the sports marketing career field He was an account executive at Tennis Magazine, ADWEEK and Ziff-Davis before spending nine years in marketing at Sporting News, part of that as the national sales manager.
On July 24, 1997, he moved to the United States Federation where he was the Vice President of Sales. In June 1998, he became the Chief Marketing Officer at United States of America Swimming.
In July 2001, Gilbert became the Vice President-Sponsorship Sales for the Arena Football League.
In July 2003, he was hired as the New York Sales Manager for Outside Magazine. On March 4, 2005, he became the Chief Executive Officer of United States of America Triathlon, the United States. national governing body for the sport. On August 30, 2010 United States of America Triathlon announced Skip"s departure as Chief Executive Officer. Tim Yount, the Senior Vice President for Sport Development of United States of America Triathlon, will assume the role of acting executive director while a search committee seeks a replacement for Gilbert.
