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Billy Beane Oakland A’s General Manager and Subject of

One of the most progressive and talented executives in the game today.

Considered one of the most progressive and ’s Executive of the talented baseball executives in the game Year honors by magazine today, has molded the Oakland following the 2002 season. In November Athletics into a perennial postseason of 2001, Beane was named one of Street & contender since assuming the general Smith’s Sport Business Journal’s “40 Under manager’s duties shortly following the 1997 40 and in 2004, he was rated 16th on their season. list of Baseball’s Heavy Hitters. Under Beane’s watch, the A’s have compiled A first round draft pick (23rd overall) an 1132-972 (.538) record over the last 13 of the in the 1980 June seasons, which is the fourth-best record in Free Agent Draft, Beane played six major the and sixth best in all league seasons as an infielder, of baseball during that time frame. The A’s and catcher for the Mets, Minnesota have won four titles Twins, and Oakland A’s. His (2000; 2002-03; 2006) and secured one AL final season in uniform was 1989 when Wild Card spot (2001) during that span. His he was a utility player on the A’s World teams have posted 90 or more wins in six of Championship team. Beane retired as an the last 11 years. active player in the spring of 1990 when Under Beane, the A’s have adopted an he joined the A’s front office as the club’s organizational philosophy that stresses plate major league advance scout. Former A’s discipline and pitchers who command the President promoted Beane strike zone. to General Manager in 1997. Beginning in 1999, Beane and former At the podium, Beane conveys his Assistant GM Paul DePodesta shattered innovative, winning style of management antiquated MLB beliefs that big payrolls and leadership, which involves identifying equated wins by implementing unorthodox undervalued assets to create and sustain (by MLB standards) strategic methodology a competitive advantage. By striking that inevitably led one of the worst teams in parallels between baseball and business, the AL with one of the lowest payrolls, to Beane inspires audiences across industries three American League West Division titles. (including health care, insurance, finance, etc.) with his unforgettable winning Best-selling author underdog story. Suggested chronicled their journey in his 2003 best- selling book Moneyball: The Art of Winning A native of , Calif., Beane Speech Topic an Unfair Game, now a major motion attended Mt. Carmel High School and UC picture starring . San Diego, where he studied economics. Billy and his wife, Tara, reside in Danville, Moneyball: Beane’s strategy has since opened the eyes with their twins, Brayden and The Art of Winning an of many top sports executives and CEOs Tinsley. His daughter, Casey, attends Unfair Game around the country who now utilize the Kenyon (Ohio) College. “Moneyball” methodology. In 2008 Beane even collaborated with Newt Gingrich and Sen. John Kerry in co-authoring an article in the New York Times offering possible remedies for the U.S. health care crisis. Beane was named The ’ Executive of the Year in 1999 and earned 01-2511

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