List of Oakland Athletics owners and executives - wikipedia List of Oakland Athletics owners and executives Connie Mack, the former owner of the Athletics This is a list of team owners and executives of the Oakland Athletics. Team owners Name Years Benjamin Shibe 1901 -- 1921 Connie Mack 1901 -- 1954 Earle Mack & Roy Mack 1950 -- 1954 Arnold Johnson 1954 -- 1960 Charles O. Finley 1960 -- 1980 Walter A. Haas, Jr. 1980 -- 1995 Stephen Schott & Ken Hofmann 1995 -- 2005 John J. Fisher 2005 -- present ( List does not include various owners of minority interests during the years. ) Team executives Dave Kaval, President 2016 - present Billy Beane, General Manager 1998 -- 2015 ; VP Baseball Operations 2015 -- present David Forst, General Manager 2015 -- present Michael Crowley, President 1998 -- 2016 Sandy Alderson, President 1993 -- 1995, 1997 -- 1998 ; General Manager 1983 -- 1998 Walter J. Haas, President 1990 -- 1992 Roy Eisenhardt, President 1981 -- 1986 Billy Martin, General Manager 1981 -- 1982 Charles O. Finley, General Manager 1961 -- 1980 Frank Lane, General Manager 1960 -- 1961 Parke Carroll, General Manager 1959 -- 1960 Mickey Cochrane, General Manager 1950 Arthur Ehlers, General Manager 1951 - 53 Connie Mack General Manager 1901 -- 1950 ( Incomplete list. ) See also Major League Baseball owners by team American League East Peter Angelos ( Baltimore Orioles ) John W. Henry ( Boston Red Sox ) Hal Steinbrenner ( New York Yankees ) Stuart Sternberg ( Tampa Bay Rays ) Rogers Communications ( Toronto Blue Jays ) Central Jerry Reinsdorf ( Chicago White Sox ) Larry Dolan ( Cleveland Indians ) Christopher Ilitch ( Detroit Tigers ) David Glass ( Kansas City Royals ) Jim Pohlad ( Minnesota Twins ) West Jim Crane ( Houston Astros ) Arte Moreno ( Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ) John J. Fisher ( Oakland Athletics ) John W. Stanton ( Seattle Mariners ) Ray Davis and Bob R. Simpson ( Texas Rangers ) National League East Liberty Media ( Atlanta Braves ) Bruce Sherman ( Miami Marlins ) Fred Wilpon ( New York Mets ) John S. Middleton ( Philadelphia Phillies ) Ted Lerner ( Washington Nationals ) Central Thomas S. Ricketts ( Chicago Cubs ) Bob Castellini ( Cincinnati Reds ) Mark Attanasio ( Milwaukee Brewers ) Robert Nutting ( Pittsburgh Pirates ) William DeWitt, Jr. ( St. Louis Cardinals ) West Ken Kendrick ( Arizona Diamondbacks ) Monfort brothers ( Colorado Rockies ) Guggenheim Baseball Management ( Los Angeles Dodgers ) Ron Fowler ( San Diego Padres ) Larry Baer ( San Francisco Giants ) Major League Baseball general managers by team AL East Vacant ( Baltimore Orioles ) Vacant ( Boston Red Sox ) Brian Cashman ( New York Yankees ) Erik Neander ( Tampa Bay Rays ) Ross Atkins ( Toronto Blue Jays ) Central Rick Hahn ( Chicago White Sox ) Mike Chernoff ( Cleveland Indians ) Al Avila ( Detroit Tigers ) Dayton Moore ( Kansas City Royals ) Thad Levine ( Minnesota Twins ) West Jeff Luhnow ( Houston Astros ) Billy Eppler ( Los Angeles Angels ) David Forst ( Oakland Athletics ) Jerry Dipoto ( Seattle Mariners ) Jon Daniels ( Texas Rangers ) NL East Alex Anthopoulos ( Atlanta Braves ) Michael Hill ( Miami Marlins ) Vacant ( New York Mets ) Matt Klentak ( Philadelphia Phillies ) Mike Rizzo ( Washington Nationals ) Central Jed Hoyer ( Chicago Cubs ) Nick Krall ( Cincinnati Reds ) David Stearns ( Milwaukee Brewers ) Neal Huntington ( Pittsburgh Pirates ) Mike Girsch ( St. Louis Cardinals ) West Mike Hazen ( Arizona Diamondbacks ) Jeff Bridich ( Colorado Rockies ) Farhan Zaidi ( Los Angeles Dodgers ) A.J. Preller ( San Diego Padres ) Vacant ( San Francisco Giants ) Oakland Athletics general managers Philadelphia Athletics ( 1901 -- 54 ) Mack Cochrane Ehlers Kansas City Athletics ( 1955 -- 67 ) Selkirk Carroll Lane Friday Peters Lopat Finley ( de facto ) Oakland Athletics ( 1968 -- present ) Finley ( de facto ) Martin Alderson Beane Forst Principal owners of the Oakland Athletics franchise Philadelphia Athletics ( 1901 - 1954 ) Connie Mack & Ben Shibe ( 1901 -- 1922 ) Connie Mack, Tom ( to 1936 ) & John Shibe ( 1922 -- 1937 ) Connie Mack ( 1937 - 1950 ) Connie, Earle & Roy Mack ( 1950 -- 1954 ) Kansas City Athletics ( 1955 - 1967 ) Arnold Johnson ( 1955 -- 1960 ) Charles O. Finley ( 1960 -- 1967 ) Oakland Athletics ( 1968 -- present ) Charles O. Finley ( 1968 -- 1981 ) Walter A. Haas Jr. ( 1981 -- 1995 ) Stephen Schott & Ken Hofmann ( 1995 -- 2005 ) John J. Fisher & Lewis Wolff ( 2005 -- 2016 ) John J. Fisher ( 2016 -- present ) Oakland Athletics Established in 1901 Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics Based in Oakland, California ( Bay Area ) Franchise History in Philadelphia in Kansas City in Oakland Seasons Records No - hitters Players Owners and executives Managers Broadcasters Radio network Award winners and league leaders First - round draft picks Opening Day starting pitchers Ballparks Columbia Park Shibe Park Municipal Stadium Oakland -- Alameda County Coliseum Oakland Ballpark ( proposed ) Spring training Barrs Field Terry Park Ballfield Wilmington Park McCurdy Field Connie Mack Field McKechnie Field Rendezvous Park Scottsdale Stadium I Phoenix Municipal Stadium Hohokam Stadium Culture Philadelphia Athletics ( football ) Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame Charlie - O Stomper $100,000 Infield `` Holy Toledo ! 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Fisher President : Dave Kaval Executive vice president : Billy Beane General manager : David Forst Manager : Bob Melvin Important figures Hall of Fame members Home Run Baker Chief Bender Mickey Cochrane Eddie Collins Dennis Eckersley Rollie Fingers Jimmie Foxx Lefty Grove Rickey Henderson Catfish Hunter Reggie Jackson Nap Lajoie Connie Mack Eddie Plank Al Simmons Rube Waddell Dick Williams Wall of Fame members Sam Chapman Jack Coombs Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Ferris Fain Bob Johnson Eddie Joost Bing Miller Wally Moses Rube Oldring Bobby Shantz Eddie Rommel Elmer Valo Rube Walberg Gus Zernial World Series Champions ( 9 ) 1910 1911 1913 1929 1930 1972 1973 1989 American League Championships ( 15 ) 1902 1905 1910 1911 1913 1914 1929 1930 1931 1972 1973 1988 1989 1990 AL West Division Championships ( 16 ) 1971 1972 1973 1981 1988 1989 1990 1992 2000 2002 2003 2006 2012 2013 AL Wild Card ( 3 ) 2001 2014 2018 Minors AAA Las Vegas 51s AA Midland RockHounds A Adv. Stockton Ports Beloit Snappers Short A Vermont Lake Monsters Rookie AZL Athletics DSL Athletics Seasons ( 119 ) 1900s 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Oakland_Athletics_owners_and_executives&oldid=862513662 '' Categories : Oakland Athletics executives Oakland Athletics owners Lists of Major League Baseball owners and executives Oakland Athletics lists Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 4 October 2018, at 21 : 34 ( UTC ). 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Question: whos the gm of the oakland a's
Answer: David Forst