Jonathan Vegosen began serving a two-year term as First Vice President of the USTA in January 2009. He previously served a two-year term as a Director at Large. Vegosen serves on the Compensation and International Committees as well as on the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Master Plan Study Group, and represents the USTA on the Grand Slam Committee and the ITF’s Constitutional Committee. He is also the Board Liaison to the Creative Opportunities Task Force and to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. During the 2007-08 term, he was a member of the Budget Committee, and Board Liaison to the Player Development Council and the ITA.
In addition to his current duties on the USTA Board of Directors, Vegosen serves as a member of the Board of Directors of USTA Serves and the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He also is Director for Life of JCYS, a not-for-profit social service agency.
Vegosen has held a number of past positions in tennis. He was Chair of the USTA Collegiate Committee, as well as Vice President and a board member of both the USTA Midwest Section and the USTA Midwest Youth Tennis and Education Foundation. Vegosen is a Past President of the Chicago District Tennis Association (CDTA), where he was the Chairman of the Junior Development Committee and authored the Parent Guide for Competitive Junior Tennis. He also served on the Board of the Chicago Tennis Patrons, the charitable arm of the CDTA.
The captain of the tennis team at Northwestern University, Vegosen was selected All-Big Ten in 1973. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Political Science, he attended the Northwestern University School of Law, from which he graduated cum laude. After serving a clerkship for a federal judge and working at a corporate firm, Vegosen and three others formed a law firm in 1981 now known as Funkhouser Vegosen Liebman and Dunn Ltd. The firm represents primarily owner-managed businesses and high net worth individuals.
Vegosen is a forceful advocate for the sport, having spoken and written on behalf of the USTA concerning dropped varsity college tennis programs. He also served on the NCAA/USOC Joint Task Force created to stem the tide of dropped Olympic sports at the collegiate level. Vegosen was honored as the 2002 CDTA Volunteer of the Year and, in 2003, received the Stanley Malless Award from the USTA Midwest Section in recognition of his distinguished service to the CDTA
Vegosen and his wife, Shari, reside in Chicago. They have two sons, and all members of the family play tennis. The Vegosens’ youngest son, Spencer, was No. 1 in the nation in the USTA Boys’ 16s in 2004 and won 11 sportsmanship awards during his junior tennis career. The Vegosen Family was honored as the USTA Ralph W. Westcott Family of the Year in 2004. Vegosen is a member of the USTA Midwest Section.