There have been nine commissioners in the history of the Southern Conference, with former Alabama and Duke football coach Wallace Wade first assuming the role in 1951.
 

Wallace Wade	Lloyd Jordan	Ken Germann
1951-60	1960-73	1974-86
Dave Hart Sr.	Wright Waters	Alfred White
1986-91	1991-98	1998-01
Danny Morrison	John Iamarino	Jim Schaus
2001-05	2006-19	2019-present