Randy Levine

Randy Lewis Levine

• School George Washington University, Hofstra University
• High School Oceanside (NY) High School

• Born February 22, 1955 in Brooklyn, NY USA

Biographical information

Randy Levine became a practicing attorney in New York, NY after obtaining his law degree in 1980. He served in the United States Department of Justice during the administration of President Ronald Reagan, then served as New York City's Labor Commissioner from 1994-1995. On September 18, 1995, he was hired by the Commissioner's office to become the chief labor negotiator for Major League Baseball owners, only months after the settlement of the 1994 strike to no one's satisfaction. However, he was able to negotiate the 1996 Collective Bargaining Agreement without provoking another strike and left in 1997, having a helped to restore a better climate between the two sides - although not everything was perfect, since the next round of CBA negotiations in 2002 came within hours of causing another strike.

After serving as New York City's Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, Planning and Administration from 1997 to 2000 under Mayor Rudy Giuliani, he resigned to be named President of the New York Yankees in January of 2000 and has served in the position since. He was close to late owner George Steinbrenner and helped to create a buffer between him and the front office, giving young GM Brian Cashman, hired before his appointment, a free hand to make moves to improve the team (the Yankees had been infamous before that for their constant changes of manager and general manager). With George's sons, Hank Steinbrenner and Hal Steinbrenner hands-off owners, contrary to their father, Levine has only taken on more responsibilities.

A lifelong Republican who worked on the Presidential campaign of John McCain in 2008, he reportedly declined an offer to serve in a senior positions during the tumultuous presidential administration of Donald Trump.