Bob Graziano
Encyclopedia
Bob Graziano is a former president of the Los Angeles Dodgers
of American
Major League Baseball
. He is currently Managing Partner, Family Advisory Services of Northern Trust
, a wealth management company.
Graziano graduated from the University of Southern California
in 1980 with a Business Administration degree with an emphasis in accounting. His first job was as a certified public accountant at Ernst & Young
. He worked there for four years until he took a leave of absence to work for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Organizing Committee in ticket operations.
He joined the Dodgers organization in 1986 as Director of Financial Projects and became Chief Financial Officer of the team in 1987. He was promoted to Executive Vice-President in 1997 and was named President of the team in 1998 when News Corporation
bought the Dodgers from Peter O'Malley
. He worked with CEO Robert A. Daly
in managing the day to day operations of the Dodgers.
Graziano left the organization in 2004 when the team was sold to Frank McCourt
. He subsequently joined Northern Trust.
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
of American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. He is currently Managing Partner, Family Advisory Services of Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Northern Trust Corporation is an international financial services company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It provides investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking services through a network of 85 offices in 18 U.S. states and 12 international offices in North...
, a wealth management company.
Graziano graduated from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in 1980 with a Business Administration degree with an emphasis in accounting. His first job was as a certified public accountant at Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms, along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers ....
. He worked there for four years until he took a leave of absence to work for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Organizing Committee in ticket operations.
He joined the Dodgers organization in 1986 as Director of Financial Projects and became Chief Financial Officer of the team in 1987. He was promoted to Executive Vice-President in 1997 and was named President of the team in 1998 when News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
bought the Dodgers from Peter O'Malley
Peter O'Malley
Peter O'Malley is the former president and owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers of American Major League Baseball.-Biography:...
. He worked with CEO Robert A. Daly
Robert A. Daly
Robert A. Daly is an American business executive who has led organizations such as CBS Entertainment, Warner Bros., Warner Music Group, and the Los Angeles Dodgers....
in managing the day to day operations of the Dodgers.
Graziano left the organization in 2004 when the team was sold to Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt (executive)
Frank McCourt is the owner and chairman of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Dodger Stadium in Chavez Ravine. In , he purchased a controlling interest of the Dodgers from Fox Entertainment Group, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation...
. He subsequently joined Northern Trust.