Successor Incumbent Spouse Ira DeWitt Children Natalie and Will | Name Bill III Predecessor Mark Lamping Parents William O. DeWitt Jr. Grandparents Bill DeWitt | |
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Title President of the St. Louis Cardinals Similar People William O DeWitt Jr, Bill DeWitt, Chris von der Ahe, Adam Wainwright, Matt Holliday | ||
Education Harvard Business School | ||
Bill dewitt iii of the st louis cardinals speaks on family dynamics in family business
William O. "Bill" DeWitt III is the current President of the St. Louis Cardinals. He has held his position since the 2008 season. DeWitt is the third generation in a family with an extensive history with St. Louis baseball; he is the son of William DeWitt, Jr., currently owner, managing partner and chairman of the Cardinals, and the grandson of Bill DeWitt, a former St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds owner and executive and a protégé of legendary Cardinals general manager Branch Rickey.
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- Bill dewitt iii of the st louis cardinals speaks on family dynamics in family business
- Bill dewitt iii of the st louis cardinals speaks on plans for ballpark village
- Early life
- St Louis Cardinals 1996present
- Personal life
- References
Bill dewitt iii of the st louis cardinals speaks on plans for ballpark village
Early life
DeWitt grew up in Cincinnati but moved to St. Louis when his father's ownership group purchased the Cardinals in 1996. He graduated from the Taft School (1986), earned an undergraduate degree from Yale (1990) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (1995). Between earning his undergraduate and master's degrees, DeWitt served as an assistant to William K. Reilly, a former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
St. Louis Cardinals (1996–present)
Before his appointment as Cardinals' president, DeWitt joined the Cardinals and became the head of merchandizing in 1996. He also gained experience in marketing and operational tasks. He helped develop the Cardinals' spring training home in Jupiter, Florida, Roger Dean Stadium, which opened in 1998. After becoming the team's senior vice president of business development, he led the design and construction of the Cardinals' ballpark, Busch Stadium, which opened in 2006.
DeWitt's predecessor, Mark Lamping, resigned in March 2008 when the NFL's New York Giants hired him to be president of New Meadowlands Stadium Company. Since his appointment as team president, DeWitt has overseen the business operations of the Cardinals, including sales, marketing, finances, accounting, game-day productions and other miscellaneous ventures. He also captains the development of Ballpark Village, a 100,000 square foot retail development district adjacent to Busch Stadium.
Personal life
Married to Ira DeWitt, the couple have a son, Will, and a daughter, Natalie. In his spare time, DeWitt plays golf and ice hockey. Mrs. DeWitt is from Canada and is of Armenian descent. Also a businesswoman, she is the owner of St. Louis-based Notifi Records, an urban contemporary record label whose roster includes Ginuwine, Johnny Gill and Bos. She earned a Ph.D. in psychology and education from Saint Louis University in 1998.
