Trent Pearson joined Vanderbilt Athletics in 2022 and serves as director of football equipment.

The Dallas, Georgia, native previously served as assistant director of football equipment at Mississippi State. Before returning to a career in athletics at The Citadel, Pearson worked in wealth management.

Pearson earned his undergraduate degree in financial planning from Georgia, where he was a student equipment manager for four years, and is earning his master’s in business administration at Mississippi State.