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Don Smolenski

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Don Smolenski
Philadelphia Eagles
Position:President
Personal information
Born:Pittsford, New York, U.S.
Career information
College:Amherst College and University of Hartford
Career history
As an executive:
  • International Hockey League (1994–1998)
    Chief financial officer
  • Philadelphia Eagles (1998–present)
    • Chief financial officer (1998–2000)
    • Senior vice president/chief financial officer (2001–2009)
    • Chief operating officer (2010–2011)
    • President (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards

Don Smolenski is an American businessman who is the team president of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He joined the franchise in 1998 as their chief financial officer before being promoted to his current role in 2012.

Smolenski grew up in Pittsford, New York.[1] He attended Amherst College and Hartford University. In 1994, he was hired as the CFO of the International Hockey League.[2] After five years in that position, he joined the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).[3] Smolenski served with the Eagles as their CFO from 1998 to 2009, then as their chief operating officer from 2010 to 2011 before being promoted to team president.[4][5][6][7] He was part of the team that won the Super Bowl in 2017.

References

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  1. ^ "Smolenski, Don - Eagles Media Center". eagles.1rmg.com.
  2. ^ "Don Smolenski" (PDF). lincolnfinacialfield.com.
  3. ^ Bermann, Zach (June 9, 2013). "Eagles president reflects on an eventful first year". The Philadelphia Inquirer – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Grotz, Bob (7 June 2012). "EAGLES: Introducing new team president Don Smolenski". The Times Herald. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16.
  5. ^ Staff, Daily News (7 June 2012). "Who is new Eagles president Don Smolenski?". www.inquirer.com.
  6. ^ Graff, Chad (June 8, 2012). "Lurie admires new president's work ethic". The Philadelphia Inquirer – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Tackling a new job". Philadelphia Daily News. June 8, 2012 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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