Andy Wasynczuk

He served as chief operating officer and senior vice president for the New England Patriots of the National Football League,^[2] where he oversaw Foxboro Stadium and the building of its successor Gillette Stadium,^[2] while also helping to administer the NFL salary cap for the team in the 1990s.^[1]

In 1979, Wasynczuk graduated from Case Western Reserve University with bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering,^[1] earning both degrees in four years. After that, Wasynczuk earned his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1983 before working as a consultant at Bain & Company,^[2] where he met Boston businessman Jonathan Kraft.^[2] In January 1989, he was hired by Kraft's father, then-Foxboro Stadium owner Robert Kraft, as the chief operating officer of Foxboro Stadium Associates.^[2]

When Robert Kraft purchased the Patriots in 1994, Wasynczuk, who was named the team's vice president of business operations,^[2] was called upon by Kraft to negotiate high-profile player contracts and develop salary cap management strategies.^[2] In 1999, he was promoted to chief operating officer/senior vice president while his responsibilities were expanded to include the oversight for the construction of CMGI Field,^[3] which opened in 2002, although he did not retain salary cap responsibilities upon the hiring of head coach Bill Belichick and player personnel director Scott Pioli in 2000.^[4]

In February 2005, Wasynczuk left the Patriots to return to Harvard Business School as a business administration lecturer, while also remaining a consultant for The Kraft Group.^[3]