Mary Harvey

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| name = Mary Harvey

| image = Deputy Secretary Sherman Hosts a Reception for the Diplomatic Corps in Honor of the World Cup (52515370016) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Harvey at the White House in 2022

| fullname = Mary Virginia Harvey{{cite book |location=Chicago |title=U.S. Soccer 1995 Media Guide |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |page=26 |year=1995}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|6|4}}

| birth_place = Palo Alto, California, U.S.

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| collegeyears1 = 1983–1986

| college1 = California Golden Bears

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| years1 = 1988–1991

| clubs1 = FSV Frankfurt

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| years2 = 1993

| clubs2 = Hammarby IF

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1994

| clubs3 = Tyresö FF

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| nationalyears1 = 1989–1996

| nationalteam1 = United States

| nationalcaps1 = 27

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Mary Virginia Harvey (born June 4, 1965) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper. She was the starting goalie for 1991 U.S. Women's National Team which won the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup; and a member of the 1996 Olympic Gold Medal team.{{cite web |url=https://calbears.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/mary-harvey/267 |title=Mary Harvey |work=California Golden Bears |access-date=June 21, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621095626/https://calbears.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/mary-harvey/267 |archive-date=June 21, 2020}} Harvey retired from international competition in 1996 following the Atlanta Olympics.

Early life

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Harvey earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley and her MBA from UCLA's Anderson School of Management.

Playing career

After graduating, Harvey played semi-professional soccer in Europe. She represented FSV Frankfurt of Germany between 1988 and 1991, as well as Hammarby IF and Tyresö FF of Sweden in 1993 and 1994 respectively.{{cite web |accessdate=April 30, 2014 |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/14968/mary-harvey.html |title=Mary Harvey |publisher=Soccer America |date=January 1, 1995}}

After making her debut against Poland in 1989, Harvey won 27 caps for the United States women's national soccer team. Her last appearance came in 1996 against Australia.

Sports administration career

Off the field, Harvey served on U.S. Soccer's board of directors for 12 years, including 5 years on the Executive Committee; and on the U.S. Olympic Committee."Mary Harvey, SportsAccord, 2007."Mary Harvey", AYSO. In 2003, Harvey was hired by FIFA to become its Director of Development, becoming the first woman and first American hired by the international governing body to run a division. In this role, Harvey was responsible for managing the US$160 million per year development budget for FIFA, including such programs as the Financial Assistance Program, the Goal Programme, and FIFA's education or course programs. She was also responsible for FIFA's activities to develop women's soccer, futsal and beach soccer, and to oversee FIFA's sports medicine activities. Mary was involved in the reform process at FIFA and launched the #WomeninFIFA campaign with Australian Moya Dodd. The campaign was successful in achieving gender inclusion as a core tenet of the reforms passed in 2016. Prior to joining FIFA, Harvey was the CEO of a US$15 million sports and fitness company, and worked in the management consulting industry for both Deloitte. and Accenture.{{cite web |accessdate=November 25, 2007 |url=http://www.sportaccord.com/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,5035-180148-197366-39983-265261-custom-item,00.html |title=Mary Harvey, Director of Development, FIFA |publisher=SportsAccord.com |date=April 30, 2007}}{{cite web |accessdate=November 25, 2007 |url=http://national.soccerhall.org/Election%20Process/2007/Veteran_Bios.htm |title=Veteran Bios |publisher=SoccerHall.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123215106/http://national.soccerhall.org/Election%20Process/2007/Veteran_Bios.htm |archivedate=January 23, 2016}}

In 2008, Harvey left FIFA to return to her native United States to become the chief operating officer for Women's Professional Soccer, the new women's professional soccer league in the United States.{{cite web |title=Mary Harvey named COO of new women's league |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/29220/mary-harvey-named-coo-of-new-womens-league.html |publisher=Soccer America |accessdate=March 10, 2013}} Harvey left WPS in 2010 after two seasons.

In 2017, Harvey joined the bid team to bring the 2026 FIFA World Cup to North America. Harvey was responsible for writing the United 2026 Human Rights Strategy, the first of its kind for a mega-sporting-event. The 2026 FIFA World Cup was awarded to Canada, Mexico and the United States at the 2018 FIFA Congress in Moscow.

Mary has served as a sport envoy for the U.S. State Department’s Sports Diplomacy Division on several occasions, including missions to Iraq, Jordan, Canada and Mexico. Mary also serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Green Sports Alliance, an organization dedicated to leveraging the cultural and market influence of sports to inspire sports leagues, teams, venues, their partners and millions of fans to embrace renewable energy, healthy food, recycling, water efficiency, species preservation, safer chemicals and other environmentally preferable practices.

She is currently the chief executive of the Center for Sport and Human Rights – a human rights organization for the world of sport.{{cite news |last=Harris |first=Rob |date=December 11, 2018 |title=Mary Harvey goes from soccer champ to human rights leader |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/mary-harvey-goes-from-soccer-champ-to-human-rights-leader/2018/12/11/0e8d1440-fda0-11e8-a17e-162b712e8fc2_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212184926/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/mary-harvey-goes-from-soccer-champ-to-human-rights-leader/2018/12/11/0e8d1440-fda0-11e8-a17e-162b712e8fc2_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=December 17, 2018}}

Honors and awards

Harvey's honors include:

Hall of Fame, US Soccer (2025){{Cite web |title=Mary Harvey {{!}} 2025 National Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee {{!}} National Soccer Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nationalsoccerhof.com/players/mary-harvey.html |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=Mary Harvey {{!}} 2025 National Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee {{!}} National Soccer Hall of Fame |language=en}}
US Soccer Werner Fricker Award (2016);
Hall of Fame, United States Olympic Committee (1996 Olympic Team);
Medal of Honor, U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame (1991 Women's World Cup Team);
National Goalkeeper of the year (1986);{{cite web |accessdate=November 25, 2007 |url=http://calbears.cstv.com/trads/cal-halloffame.html |title=University of California Hall of Fame |publisher=CalBears.com |url-status = dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212190714/http://calbears.cstv.com/trads/cal-halloffame.html |archivedate=December 12, 2007 }}
Hall of Fame, Cal Athletics (2000);
Hall of Fame, American Youth Soccer Organization (2003){{cite web |accessdate=November 25, 2007 |url=http://www.soccermuseum.org/BIG%203%20Hall%20of%20Famers/Mary%20Harvey_AYSO.htm |title=Mary Harvey: AYSO Hall of Famer - Class of 2003 |publisher=AYSO}}

References

External links

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20120722031247/http://www.calbears.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/harvey_mary00.html Cal Bears player profile]

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