David Samson (baseball)
| David Samson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 26, 1968 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Occupation | President |
| Employer | Miami Marlins |
| Spouse(s) | Cindi Samson (m. 1990- ) |
| Children | 3 |
David P. Samson is the President of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball team located in Miami, Florida. He has held the position since 2002. He previously held the title of Executive Vice President with the Montreal Expos from 1999 to 2002, working in both cities under team owner and former stepfather Jeffrey Loria. Samson was also a contestant on the reality TV program Survivor: Cagayan in 2014, where he was the first person voted out.
As President of the Marlins, he played a key role in the negotiations to secure a public/private partnership to build a retractable roof ballpark, which opened on April 4, 2012. The ballpark assures the Club's long-term future in South Florida. Along with Loria, he was also one of the driving forces behind the subsequent rebranding of the franchise following the 2011 season. The rebranding, which was revealed to the public on November 11, 2011, included the changing of the Club's name from the Florida Marlins to Miami Marlins, as well as changes to the team's logo and uniforms.
The public perception of Samson has been shaped by more than just his success in securing a new ballpark, however. Several controversies have surrounded his tenure in baseball, both in Montreal and South Florida. The controversies have swirled around major lawsuits in response to his business dealings on behalf of the Expos and Marlins, as well as his outspoken and unfiltered nature, especially in dealings with the media.
Samson was born to Allen and Sivia Samson in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 26, 1968. He was the couple's second child, following older sister Nancy. Allen and Sivia divorced not long after Samson's birth, and his mother moved with her two children to New York City in 1976. Samson also has half siblings, sisters Rachel and Samantha and a brother, Daniel, from his parents’ subsequent marriages.
Upon moving to New York City, Samson was enrolled at the Horace Mann School in the Bronx, where he completed grades 1-12. Following high school, he attended Tufts University in Somerville, Massachusetts for one year before transferring to the University of Wisconsin for his sophomore year. He graduated from Wisconsin in 1990 with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in Philosophy. Samson attended the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University beginning in 1990, receiving his juris doctorate in 1993.
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