David Lee Forst is an American baseball executive with the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball, serving as their general manager.
David Forst attended Harvard University, where he played college baseball for the Harvard Crimson.
David Forst was the Crimson’s starting shortstop and team captain, and in his senior year he batted .406/.437/.624, while setting a school record with 67 hits.
David Forst was named an All-America third-team shortstop and graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Harvard in 1998.
In 2000, David Forst sent his résumé to MLB teams and was hired by the Oakland Athletics as a scout.
David Forst became the Athletics’ assistant general manager in 2004, succeeding Paul DePodesta.
David Forst turned down opportunities to interview for the general manager position with the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres and after the 2015 season, the Athletics announced that, with Billy Beane being promoted to Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, David Forst would be promoted to general manager.
David Forst Wife
David Forst is married to Rebe Glass, a lawyer with the San Francisco law firm Cooley Godward Kronish.
David Forst met her at Harvard, where Glass was captain of the soccer team and a member of the 1997 All-Ivy Team, Second Team.
David Forst salary
David Forst earbns over $1 million per year.
David Forst net worth
David Forst has an estimated net worth of $8 million.