Our Mission

Austin Jubran, MBA, is the Founder and Executive Director of Athletes Abroad Foundation, a nonprofit expanding access to international education for student-athletes. He works to remove the financial, cultural, and informational barriers that keep young athletes from studying abroad, with a vision to empower global leaders through athletics, education, and international experience.

Austin earned his Global MBA from The American College of the Mediterranean (ACM), in partnership with the Institute for American Universities (IAU), focusing on international business and cross-cultural collaboration. As a Graduate Fellow with IAU, he supported international students and program development.

He is also an ACE Certified Personal Trainer with five-plus years coaching in premium fitness environments, including Fitness Quest 10 in San Diego, California, where he trained 60+ clients, led group sessions of up to 40 participants, and developed sport-specific programs for collegiate field hockey and lacrosse teams. This passion for coaching led him to instruct at the NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo, creating "Rise & Move: Morning Activation Series," a wellness program for education professionals.

Austin's career spans international partnership development and student recruitment across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa—experience shaped by living, studying, and working abroad himself.

He believes sport is a universal language that connects cultures and builds globally minded leaders, and is committed to giving every student-athlete access to the life-changing impact of international education.