Ned joined US Squash in 2017 as the Executive Director of the Arlen Specter US Squash Center. After leading the successful pursuit of securing the Specter Center, Edwards transitioned to overseeing all Specter Center operations. Ned graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in International Relations, and also earned an Executive Master’s Degree in Public Health from Columbia University. A four-time, first team All-American at Penn, and the number one ranked U.S. amateur in 1979 and 1980, Edwards went on to a remarkable pro career and was ranked number two on the tour for six years. He set the standard for international play by leading U.S. teams in five world championships. Ned was inducted in to the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame in 2003. After pro squash, Edwards coached the men’s varsity team at his alma mater in the early 1990’s for six years before moving on to work in a variety of roles in New York City, including for luxury sporting club real estate developers, DPS, the Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management Group, as a partner at the executive search firm of Ingram & Aydelotte, and the Philadelphia-based Park America, Inc.
