President Obama Announces Two Appointees to United States Holocaust Memorial Council

August 4, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals as Members, United States Holocaust Memorial Council: 

Laurence M. Baer is President and Chief Executive Officer of the San Francisco Giants, positions he has held since 2012.  Mr. Baer has held a number of executive roles with the Giants organization since joining in 1993, including President and Chief Operating Officer, and Executive Vice President.  He was Special Assistant to the Chairman at CBS, Inc., from 1989 to 1992 and worked at Westinghouse Broadcasting from 1985 to 1989.  Mr. Baer is on the Board of Major League Baseball’s Advanced Media Committee, Chairman of Major League Baseball’s Long-Term Strategic Planning Committee, and a member of the Board of Directors of KQED, Inc.  He served as Co-Chair of the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Foundation Capital Campaign and was awarded the Civic Leadership Award from the American Jewish Committee in 2014.  Mr. Baer received an A.B. from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Eric A. LeVine is Founder and CEO of CellarTracker LLC, a position he has held since 2004.  Mr. LeVine held numerous roles at the Microsoft Corporation from 1992 to 2005, including Group Program Manager, Founder of the Trustworthy Computing Program Management Team, and Product Unit Manager of Windows Product Feedback.  He was on the Board of the Jewish Family Service of Greater Seattle from 2003 to 2014 and served as President of the Board from 2013 to 2014.  Mr. LeVine received an A.B. from Harvard University.

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