Center for Sports Leadership & Innovation (UT-Austin) | 1,328 followers on LinkedIn. Building More Connected Leaders. | History Launched on December 15, 2014, the Center for Sports Leadership & Innovation represents the University of Texas' commitment to live up to its mission statement: To Transform Lives for the Benefit of Society. CSLi leverages the University’s academic and sports capital to cultivate leadership and character reform among student-athletes across the country. The Center was created by Daron K.