Sunil Gulati, Builder
- President - U.S. Soccer (2006-2018)
- Currently – Michael K. Dakolias Senior Lecturer, Columbia University
Gulati was president of the U.S. Soccer Federation from 2006 through 2018. He was elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010 and 2014. Since 2013, he has been a member of the FIFA Council. He was a USSF Committee Chairman in the 1980s, Executive Vice President of the 1994 World Cup Organizing Committee, Deputy Commissioner of Major League Soccer from 1995 to 1999 and Executive Vice President of the USSF from 2000 to 2006.
Gulati will be officially recognized during the National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Sept. 21 in Frisco, Texas. The National Soccer Hall of Fame voting committee determined the 2019 class from a list of 44 finalists on the Hall of Fame player ballots, 14 finalists on the Hall of Fame veteran ballots and nine finalists in the Hall of Fame builder category.