Andy Wasynczuk
Andrew Wasynczuk | |
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| Born | February 18, 1957 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Business executive, academic |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Known for | Chief operating officer of the New England Patriots; senior lecturer at Harvard Business School |
Andrew Wasynczuk (born February 18, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois) holds the position of senior lecturer in business administration at Harvard Business School.
Biography
Wasynczuk acted as the chief operating officer and senior vice president for the New England Patriots of the National Football League, where he managed operations at Foxboro Stadium and directed the development of its replacement, Gillette Stadium. During the 1990s, he was instrumental in handling the NFL salary cap management for the team.
He completed both his bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering at Case Western Reserve University by 1979, accomplishing both within four years. Later, Wasynczuk obtained his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1983. Subsequently, he joined Bain & Company as a consultant, where he met Boston entrepreneur Jonathan Kraft. In January 1989, Robert Kraft—then owner of Foxboro Stadium and Jonathan’s father—appointed him chief operating officer of Foxboro Stadium Associates.
Following Robert Kraft’s acquisition of the Patriots in 1994, Wasynczuk took on the role of vice president of business operations. In this capacity, he negotiated prominent player contracts and devised salary cap approaches. His promotion to chief operating officer and senior vice president came in 1999, broadening his duties to include supervising the construction of CMGI Field, which opened its doors in 2002. After the arrival of head coach Bill Belichick and player personnel director Scott Pioli in 2000, Wasynczuk stepped back from managing salary cap responsibilities.
In February 2005, Wasynczuk departed from the Patriots organization to resume his academic career at Harvard Business School as a lecturer in business administration while maintaining a consulting role with The Kraft Group.