One of the most experienced U.S. soccer executives on the national and international levels, Sunil Gulati is in his eighth year as the President of Kraft Soccer after holding the position of Managing Director for three years. Gulati has more than 30 years of experience at all levels of soccer in the United States and has helped the sport rise to new heights.

The native of Allahabad, India, has played a role in the development of U.S. Soccer since the early 1980s and has been intimately involved in the rise to prominence of the U.S. National Teams. He served as U.S. Soccer's Executive Vice President from 2000 to 2006 before stepping into his role as President.

As Chairman of the USA Bid Committee, Gulati is spearheading the USA’s effort to earn the right to play host to the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022. A veteran of the process after also serving on the bid committee for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Gulati is supremely qualified to help bring the world’s game back to the shores of the United States.
Under his watch, the U.S. Men's, Women's and Youth National Teams have earned considerable success in the past three years. In non-team initiatives, Gulati started a well-received international relations program that saw players and coaches traveling around the world with an educational message, and led the way in U.S. Soccer's first-ever hiring of four full-time referees to enhance high-level performance, training and development opportunities for the sport's elite officials in the United States.

Gulati is a member of the CONCACAF Executive Committee and represents U.S. Soccer as Chairman of the CONCACAF National Team Competitions Committee. At the FIFA level, Gulati serves on the FIFA Confederations Cup Committee as well as the FIFA Ticketing Subcommittee.

Additionally, Gulati served on the Board of Directors of FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999 and 2003 and is currently a member of the Board for the U.S. Soccer Foundation and National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Gulati graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bucknell University and earned his M.A. and M. Phil. in Economics at Columbia University. He served on the Columbia Economics Faculty from 1986 to 1990 before joining the World Bank through its Young Professionals Program in 1991 and serving as country economist for the emerging country of Moldova.
Gulati, 50, and his wife, Marcela, have one son, Emilio, and one daughter, Sofia. They live in New York City.