Angie Torain was appointed as the Director of Athletics and Recreation at the University of Chicago in May 2021.

Torain provides visionary leadership for the Athletics & Recreation department, which sponsors 20 varsity sports, nearly 40 sports clubs, an intramural sports program with thousands of student participants annually, and the FitChicago program. As a critical advocate for the athletics and fitness opportunities at the University, Torain collaborates with key partners across campus and works with the Alumni Relations and Development office to ensure ongoing philanthropic success. She is also integral to fostering a department that promotes and celebrates all dimensions of difference and diversity.

She arrived in Hyde Park after serving as the Senior Associate Athletics Director of Culture, Diversity, and Engagement at the University of Notre Dame. Torain was a member of the leadership team that set the strategic direction and guided the tactical operation of the athletics department and led the department's diversity and inclusion efforts. Her responsibilities also included monitoring developments in NCAA, conference, and institutional policies and ensuring the education and implementation of policies across the athletics department. In addition, Torain served as the sport administrator for the women's lacrosse team, as well as an adjunct professor of sports law at the Notre Dame Law School.

Torain also held positions within the athletic departments at the University of the Incarnate Word and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Torain received her bachelor's degree in sociology from DePauw University, and her Juris Doctor degree from the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University.