MSG Picks President

Dave Howard, executive vice president for business operations at Major League Baseball's New York Mets, will move offices from Queens to Manhattan as he becomes president of MSG Sports at Madison Square Garden Company. The position will be effective April 9, putting Howard in charge of the business operations of the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks, National Hockey League's New York Rangers, Women's National Basketball Association's New York Liberty, and American Hockey League's Connecticut Whale. Previously, Howard spent more than two decades with the Mets and MLB. During his time with the team, he helped move the organization from Shea Stadium to Citi Field, where he played a key role in securing concerts and other sporting events. He was also responsible for the minor league business operations of the St. Lucie (Fla.) Mets and the Brooklyn (N.Y.) Cyclones. Before his time with the team, Howard served as associate counsel in the commissioner's office at MLB, and was also an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell. He is a graduate of Fordham University of Law in New York and earned his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.