The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. This list consists of the owners, general managers (GMs) and other executives of the Padres. The GM controls player transactions, hires the manager and coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts. Owners The Padres have had nine primary owners in team history. NameYears C. Arnholt Smith 1969–1974Ray Kroc 1974–1984Joan Kroc 1984–1990Tom Werner 1990–1994John Moores 1994–2012Ron Fowler 2012–2020Peter Seidler 2020–2023John Seidler 2025–2026José E. Feliciano & Kwanza Jones 2026–present
General Managers NameYears Eddie Leishman 1969–1972 Peter Bavasi 1972–1976 Bob Fontaine 1977–1980 Jack McKeon 1980–1990 Joe McIlvaine 1991–1993 Randy Smith 1993–1995 Kevin Towers 1996–2009 Jed Hoyer 2009–2011 Josh Byrnes 2012–2014 A. J. Preller 2014–present
Other executives Sandy Alderson Buzzie Bavasi Mike Dee Paul DePodesta Larry Doughty Theo Epstein Chub Feeney Billy Herman Sandy Johnson Larry Lucchino Jeff Moorad James Mulvaney Jim Skaalen Ballard Smith, president Reggie Waller
References
External links Baseball America: Executive Database