List of Los Angeles Dodgers owners and executives

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Andrew Friedman is the incumbent President of Baseball Operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Andrew Friedman 2011.jpg
Andrew Friedman is the incumbent President of Baseball Operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team.

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Owners

#NameYearsNotesRef
1 Charles Byrne and Ferdinand Abell 1883–1890 [1]
2 Charles Byrne , Ferdinand Abell and George Chauncey 1891–1897 Merger of Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Brooklyn Ward's Wonders [1]
3 Charles Ebbets and Ferdinand Abell 1897–1898 Byrne dies, his shares & Chauncey's bought by Ebbets & Abell [1]
4 Charles Ebbets , Ferdinand Abell , Harry Von der Horst , Ned Hanlon 1899–1904 Merger of Brooklyn Superbas and Baltimore Orioles [1]
5 Charles Ebbets , Ferdinand Abell , Henry Medicus , Ned Hanlon 1905–1906 Ebbets & Medicus buy out Von der Horst [1]
6 Charles Ebbets and Henry Medicus 1907–1912 Ebbets & Medicus buy out Abell & Hanlon [1]
7 Charles Ebbets , Ed McKeever and Stephen McKeever 1912–1925 Ebbets & The McKeevers buy out Medicus [1]
8 Stephen McKeever , Grace Slade Ebbets , Joseph Gilleaudeau and Brooklyn Trust Company 1925–1938 Ebbets & Ed McKeever die; team becomes officially known as the Dodgers in 1932 [1]
9 James Mulvey & Dearie Mulvey , Grace Slade Ebbets , Joseph Gilleaudeau and Brooklyn Trust Company 1938–1944 Stephen McKeever dies, shares inherited by the Mulveys [1]
10 Branch Rickey , Walter O'Malley , James Lawrence Smith , and James Mulvey & Dearie Mulvey 1945–1950 Rickey, O'Malley & Smith buy out the Ebbets Estate [1]
11 Walter O'Malley , Mrs. Smith and James Mulvey & Dearie Mulvey 1950–1958 James Smith dies, leaving his shares to his wife; O'Malley buys out Rickey [1]
12 Walter O'Malley and James Mulvey & Dearie Mulvey 1958–1975 Dodgers move to Los Angeles, Mrs. Smith sells her shares to O'Malley & the Mulveys [1]
13 Walter O'Malley 1975–1979 O'Malley buys out the Mulveys [1]
14 Peter O'Malley and Terry Seidler 1979–1997 Walter O'Malley dies, shares inherited by Peter O'Malley & Terry Seidler [1]
15 Fox Entertainment Group 1998–1999 Fox purchases the team [1]
16 Fox Entertainment Group and Robert Daly 1999–2004 Daly buys minority share in team [1]
17 Frank McCourt 2004–2012 McCourt purchases Dodgers from Fox & Daly [1]
18 Guggenheim Baseball Management
(Mark Walter, Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten, Peter Guber, Bobby Patton and Todd Boehly)		 2012–2018 Guggenheim Group purchases Dodgers after bankruptcy court proceedings [2]
19 Guggenheim Baseball Management
(Mark Walter, Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten, Peter Guber, Bobby Patton, Todd Boehly)
and
Billie Jean King & Ilana Kloss 		2018–2019 King & Kloss buy a minority share of team [3]
20 Guggenheim Baseball Management
(Mark Walter, Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten, Peter Guber, Bobby Patton, Todd Boehly)
and
Billie Jean King, Ilana Kloss, Alan Smolinisky & Robert L. Plummer		 2019–presentSmolinisky & Plummer buy a share of team [4]

Chairmen

#NameSeasonsNotesRef
1 Walter O'Malley 1970–1979 Walter O'Malley steps down as President and assumes newly created position of Chairman [1]
2 Peter O'Malley 1980–1998 Walter O'Malley dies, his son Peter succeeds him [1]
3 Robert Daly 1999–2004 Minority Owner Robert Daly becomes Chairman [1]
4 Frank McCourt 2004–2012 New Owner Frank McCourt becomes chairman [1]
5 Mark Walter 2012–presentControlling Partner of Guggenheim Baseball Management [1]

Presidents

Incumbent Dodgers team president Stan Kasten Stan Kasten 06-05-10 Nats Blogger Day (cropped).jpg
Incumbent Dodgers team president Stan Kasten
#NameSeasonsNotesRef
1 Charlie Byrne 1890–1897 [1]
2 Charles Ebbets 1898–1925 elected president upon Byrne's death [1]
3 Ed McKeever 1925 acting president upon Ebbets death [1]
4 Wilbert Robinson 1925–1930 elected president upon McKeever's death [1]
5 Frank York 1930–1932 [1]
6 Stephen McKeever 1932–1938 [1]
7 Larry MacPhail 1938–1942 [1]
8 Branch Rickey 1942–1950 succeeds MacPhail, who quit to join the army [1]
9 Walter O'Malley 1950–1970 [1]
10 Peter O'Malley 1970–1997 Walter O'Malley steps down to become Chairman, his son Peter succeeds him [1]
11 Bob Graziano 1998–2004 appointed President by Fox Entertainment Group [1]
12 Jamie McCourt 2004–2009 appointed President by her husband, Frank [1]
13 Dennis Mannion 2009–2010 [5]
14 Stan Kasten 2012–presentThe team had no official president from 2010-2012 [5]

General Managers

The Dodgers did not employ a General Manager until 1950. Before then, the team President had the duties commonly associated with the GM. [6] There was also no general manager between 2018 and 2021, as the President of Baseball Operations took GM duties during this period.

Former GM Ned Colletti NED COLLETTI.jpg
Former GM Ned Colletti
#NameSeasonsNotesRef
1 Branch Rickey 1950 [7]
2 Buzzie Bavasi 1951–1968 Won 8 NL Pennants & 4 World Series [8]
3 Fresco Thompson 1968 Died shortly after taking job [9]
4 Al Campanis 1968–1987 Won 4 NL Pennants & 1 World Series [10]
5 Fred Claire 1987–1998 Won 1 NL Pennant & 1 World Series [11]
6 Tommy Lasorda 1998 Interim [12]
7 Kevin Malone 1999–2001 [13]
8 Dave Wallace 2001 Interim [14]
9 Dan Evans 2001–2004 [15]
10 Paul DePodesta 2004–2005 [16]
11 Ned Colletti 2005–2014 [17]
12 Farhan Zaidi 2014–2018 Won 2 NL Pennants [18]
13 Brandon Gomes 2022–present [19]

Executive Office personnel

NamePositionRef
Bob WolfeExecutive Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer [20]
Lon RosenExecutive VP & Chief Marketing Officer [20]
Janet Marie Smith Executive VP, Planning and Development [20]
Eric HernandezSenior VP, Finance [20]
Lorenzo SciarrinoSenior VP, Global Partnerships [20]
Ralph EsquibelSenior VP, Information Technology [20]
Daniel MartensSenior VP & General Counsel [20]
Erik BravermanSenior VP, Marketing, Communications & Broadcasting [20]
Joseph CrowleySenior VP, Stadium Operations [20]
Antonio MoriciSenior VP, Ticket & Premium Sales & Service [20]

Baseball Operations personnel

NamePositionRef
Andrew Friedman President of Baseball Operations [20]
Josh Byrnes Senior Vice President, Baseball Operations [20]
Jeff KingstonVice President & Assistant General Manager [21]
Alex SlaterVice-President & Assistant General Manager [20]
Damon JonesVice-President, Assistant General Manager & Baseball Legal Counsel [20]
David FinleyVice President, Scouting [20]
Ismael CruzVice-President, International Scouting [20]
Billy Gasparino Vice-President, Amateur Scouting [20]
Galen CarrVice-President, Player Personnel [20]
Brandon McDanielVice President, Player Performance [20]
Ellen HarriganVice President, Baseball Administration [20]
William Rhymes Vice President, Player Development [20]
Raúl Ibañez Special Assistant to the President of Baseball Operations [20]
Scott AkasakiSenior Director of Team Travel [20]
Duncan WebbSenior Director, Baseball Resources [20]
Megan SchroederSenior Director, Performance Science [20]
Brian StonebergDirector, Minor League Player Performance [20]
Michael VoltmerDirector, Baseball Strategy and Information [20]
Brian McBirneyDirector, Baseball Systems Applications [20]
John FochtDirector, Baseball Systems Platform [20]
Alex TorresDirector, Clubhouse Operations [20]
Leo RuizDirector, Strong Mind Cultural Development [20]
Richard AndersonDirector, Quantitative Analysis [20]
Ron PorterfieldDirector, Player Health [20]
Matt McGrathAssistant Director, Player Development [20]
Zachary FitzpatrickAssistant Director, Amateur Scouting [20]
Matthew DoppettAssistant Director, International Scouting [20]
Ethan LevittAssistant Director, Baseball Strategy and Information [20]
Chase Utley Special Assistant to the President [20]
Adrián González Special Assistant [20]
Thomas AllisonSpecial Assistant, Scouting [20]
Ron Roenicke Special Assistant to the GM [20]
John SearsSpecial Assistant [20]
Chris Woodward Senior Advisor, Player Development & Major League Operations [20]
Joel Peralta Special Assistant, Baseball Operations [20]
José Vizcaíno Special Instructor, Infield [20]

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