Andrew Dillon

Andrew Dillon is an Australian sports administrator, and the chief executive officer of the Australian Football League (AFL). Dillon's appointment was announced in May 2023, and he took over from Gillon McLachlan in October 2023.

Early life and schooling Dillon attended Xavier College in Kew. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce and Laws from University of Melbourne and Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia.

Business career In 1994, Dillon was employed as articled clerk at Corrs Chambers Westgarth and then became a commercial solicitor. In 1997, he was appointed in-house legal counsel at Village Roadshow.

Sporting career Dillon played for Old Xaverians Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football League (VAFA) from 1989 to 2005. He is the third of six children. Dillon's wife Amanda is the daughter of Paul Sheahan, a former Australian test cricketer, Melbourne Grammar School headmaster and president of the Melbourne Cricket Club. The Dillons have three daughters.