This is a list of Portland Trail Blazers executives, since the team's foundation in 1970.
Year | Principal Owner | Others | Notes |
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1970–1975 | Herman Sarkowsky [1] [2] | Robert Schmertz (1970–1972) [3] Larry Weinberg [1] | Plus other minority owners |
1975–1988 | Larry Weinberg [1] [4] | Plus other minority owners | |
1988–2018 | Paul Allen [4] | Vice-chair Bert Kolde [5] | through Vulcan Sports and Entertainment |
Year | Team President | Executive VP/COO | Notes |
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1970–1975 | Herman Sarkowsky | ||
1975–1987 | Larry Weinberg | Harry Glickman | |
1987–1994 | Harry Glickman [6] | ||
1994–1995 | Bob Whitsitt/Marshall Glickman [7] [8] | ||
1995–2000 | Bob Whitsitt [9] [10] | ||
2000–2001 | Bob Whitsitt | Harry Hutt [11] [12] [13] | |
2001–2003 | Bob Whitsitt | Erin Hubert [13] [14] | |
2003–2006 | Steve Patterson [15] [16] [17] | ||
2006–2007 | Steve Patterson | Mike Golub [18] | |
2007 | Tod Leiweke (interim) [17] | Mike Golub | |
2007–2008 | Larry Miller [19] | Mike Golub [20] | |
2008–2012 | Larry Miller | Sarah Mensah | |
2012–present | Chris McGowan [21] |
Years | General Manager | VP of Basketball Ops | Assistant GM | Director of Player Personnel | Notes |
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1970–1981 | Harry Glickman [6] | – | – | Stu Inman [22] [23] | |
1981–1986 | Stu Inman [22] | – | – | – | |
1986–1989 | Jon Spoelstra [24] [25] | – | Bucky Buckwalter [26] | – | |
1989–1990 | – | Bucky Buckwalter [26] | – | Brad Greenberg [27] | |
1990–1994 | Geoff Petrie [28] | Bucky Buckwalter | – | Brad Greenberg | Buckwalter won NBA Executive of the Year in 1991 |
1994–1995 | Bob Whitsitt [9] [10] | Bucky Buckwalter | – | Brad Greenberg | |
1995–1996 | Bob Whitsitt | Bucky Buckwalter | Jim Paxson [29] | – | |
1996–1998 | Bob Whitsitt | – | Jim Paxson | – | |
1998–2003 | Bob Whitsitt | – | Mark Warkentien [30] | – | |
2003–2004 | John Nash [16] [31] | – | – | Mark Warkentein [30] | |
2004–2006 | John Nash | – | – | Kevin Pritchard [32] | |
2006–2007 | Steve Patterson [16] | – | Kevin Pritchard | – | |
2007 | Tod Leiweke (interim) [17] | – | Kevin Pritchard | – | |
2007–2010 | Kevin Pritchard [33] | – | Tom Penn | – | |
2010–2011 | Rich Cho [34] | – | – | – | |
2011–2012 | Chad Buchanan (interim) [35] | – | – | – | |
2012–2021 | Neil Olshey [36] | – | – | – |