Bob McMurtry*

Circuit: C - Central Home Club: Chicago International Polo Club

I have been on the Board of Governors since 2015, first as the Central Circuit Governor and then as a Governor-at-Large. I sit on the Finance Committee and PDI Committee and I am the current Chair of the PDI committee. PDI is focused on helping clubs of all sizes grow and become sustainable.

In 2020, as Chair of the PDI committee, in addition to awarding PDI Grants, I oversaw the Distressed Club Relief Program financially helping clubs impacted by COVID. In 2018, I chaired the Ad Hoc committee for strategic planning for the PDI program. I have also been a past member of the Nominating Committee and the Polo Development Advisory Board.

I was a founder board member of the Chicago Polo Association (CPA), an association of 8 USPA clubs and over 150 USPA members in the Chicago area. Since joining the BOG, I have never missed an annual meeting and typically attend as many committee meetings as possible. My focus as a Governor-at-Large is to promote strategic USPA club growth and sustainability, new player development through polo schools and excellence in the polo experience.

I have been playing polo since 2004, when I was introduced to polo through a USPA club's polo school. I have played 0- to 12-goal polo in Chicago, the greater Midwest and Aiken, South Carolina.