As one of just 25 men in 152 years to have held the title of president/chairman of the Essendon Football Club, Neil McKissock is in select company. As the 19th president of the Bombers (2004-06), McKissock, a life-long supporter of the club who grew up idolising John Coleman and Bill Hutchison, oversaw a changing of the guard at Bomberland as the club struggled to replicate the on-field successes of the 1980s, '90s and early-2000s. As a member of the Essendon board since the late-1990s, McKissock drew on his business career in the finance sector to help grow the Essendon Football Club from a suburban footy club engulfed in a crippling salary cap drama into one of the most powerful and recognisable sporting organisations in Australia. 
In this interview, McKissock provides a fascinating insight into what's involved in running an AFL club in the 21st century.