Randy Levine - Biography

Randy Lewis Levine (born February 22, 1955) is an attorney who is the president of the New York Yankees baseball club, a position he has held since January 2000.

Early life

Randy Lewis Levine, a Jewish American, was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Isaac and Arlene L. (née Rosenfeld) Levine.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from George Washington University in 1977 and a J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law in 1980. Levine sits on the Board of Trustees at George Washington University. He is a member of the New York Bar.

Career

Levine served as principal associate deputy attorney general and principal deputy associate attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice during the Reagan administration. He resigned in 1988.

After five years in private practice, he served as New York City’s Labor Commissioner from 1994-1995.

He was the chief labor negotiator for Major League Baseball and negotiated the 1996 MLB labor agreement.

He left Major League Baseball to become New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, Planning and Administration from 1997 to 2000. In January 2000, he announced his resignation from Rudy Giuliani's administration, citing a return to private practice; he was named president of the Yankees the next day. In 2007, he was named to BusinessWeek's list of the 100 most influential people in sports, at number 77.

He is also a senior counsel with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld law firm.[1]

Politics

Levine was a "bundler" for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, and raised between $100,000 and $250,000 for McCain in 2008.

Personal

Levine and his wife, Mindy Franklin, reside in Manhattan with their dogs. Levine is active in animal rescue efforts and currently serves on the national board of the ASPCA.