Nathan Slutzky

Nathan Slutzky is the co-founder and CEO of Verified Athletics, a company that has revolutionized the college sports recruiting process.1 With a background in college football coaching, Slutzky leveraged his firsthand experience to address the shortcomings in the high school recruiting system.1

Career Background

Before founding Verified Athletics, Slutzky had an impressive coaching career:

• He started as an entry-level Division 3 assistant coach and worked his way up to become a professional head coach, despite not having a traditional background or collegiate playing experience.2
• His coaching experience includes positions at several notable institutions, including Rutgers, Fordham, Colorado, and Albright.3

Verified Athletics

In 2018, Slutzky co-founded Verified Athletics with Damir Makic.1 The company's mission is to make the recruiting process easier, more accurate, and more cost-effective for coaches while keeping it free for student-athletes.1 Under Slutzky's leadership, Verified Athletics has achieved significant milestones:

• It now operates the largest database of college football prospects and their coaches.
• The database includes information on over 200,000 high school football players and college student-athletes in various sports programs.
• The service is used by teams from every Division 1 sports conference, as well as smaller Division 2 and 3 schools throughout the country.1

Additional Insights

Slutzky is based in Norwalk, CT, and has previously been associated with VerifiedInk and Bridgewater Associates.4 He's also active in sharing industry insights, as evidenced by his participation in the Verified Athletics Podcast Series, where he interviews other coaches to provide real information about the recruiting process.5