Thad Levine (born November 12, 1971) is an American

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executive. He is the senior VP and

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for the

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Early life and education

Levine was born in

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. He played youth soccer with Paul DePodesta. Levine attended Haverford College, where he played NCAA Division III

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. He attained his bachelor's degree in 1994. He also graduated from the

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in 1999 with an MBA.

Career

Levine joined the

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in business development. He moved to the

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in 1999, and worked there successively as an assistant director, director, and senior director. Levine was appointed to the position of Texas Rangers assistant general manager in October 2005. He was hired as the Minnesota Twins general manager on November 3, 2016.

References

External links

"Interview: Mile High Manager," 4/19/05
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