David D'Alessandro

David D’Alessandro was born January 6, 1951, in East Utica, New York. D’Alessandro graduated from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1972 with a degree in journalism and public relations.{{Cite web|title=David D'Alessandro (2009) - Hall of Fame|url=https://ucpioneers.com/hof.aspx?hof=9&kiosk=true|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Utica College Athletics|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830140437/https://ucpioneers.com/hof.aspx?hof=9&kiosk=true |archive-date=2021-08-30 }}

D'Alessandro worked for John Hancock from 1984 to 2004, hired initially as a marketing executive and later PR chief.{{Cite web|last=Mehegan|first=David|date=April 14, 2000|title=Doing it his way|url=http://graphics.boston.com/globe/magazine/2000/4-16/featurestory1.shtml|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Boston.com|publisher=Boston Globe Newspaper Company|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117034120/http://graphics.boston.com/globe/magazine/2000/4-16/featurestory1.shtml |archive-date=2006-11-17 }} He was named president and COO in 1998 and chairman and CEO in 2000.{{Cite web|title=Hancock chief D'Alessandro stepping down - The Boston Globe|url=http://archive.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2004/06/11/hancock_chief_dalessandro_stepping_down/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=archive.boston.com|language=en}} He oversaw the transition of the firm to a public company traded on the New York Stock Exchange.{{Cite news|date=December 4, 2003|title=Manulife buying John Hancock for $15 billion|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/manulife-buying-john-hancock-for-15-billion-1.398274|access-date=August 30, 2021}} Under his leadership, John Hancock became a sponsor of the Boston Marathon, the New York City Marathon, and the Olympic Games.{{Cite news|author=|first=|date=1996-12-10|title=Hancock Names D'Alessandro President and Operating Chief|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB850184616161452500|access-date=2021-08-30|issn=0099-9660}} He led a merger between John Hancock and Manulife of Canada in 2004, after which he would become president and COO of Manulife. He retired shortly thereafter.

He is a former partner in the Boston Red Sox ownership group{{Cite news|date=April 5, 2003|title=D'Alessandro joins Red Sox ownership|language=en|work=UPI|publisher=United Press International, Inc.|url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/04/05/DAlessandro-joins-Red-Sox-ownership/32021049564830/|access-date=2021-08-30}}{{Cite web|title=John Hancock CEO D'Alessandro Becomes 16th BoSox Ltd Partner|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com:443/Daily/Issues/2003/04/02/Franchises/John%20Hancock%20CEO%20Dalessandro%20Becomes%2016Th%20Bosox%20Ltd%20Partner.aspx|access-date=2021-08-30|website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com|language=en}} and was appointed by Major League Baseball to the Commissioner's Special Task Force on Baseball in the 21st Century.{{Cite web|title=MLB - Selig holds first meeting of marketing task force|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2003/0227/1515589.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-30|website=ESPN.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830140436/https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2003/0227/1515589.html |archive-date=2021-08-30 }}

D'Alessandro served as chairman and CEO of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.{{Cite web|date=September 8, 2010|title=David F. D'Alessandro Joins SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment as Chairman of the Board|url=https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/David-F-DAlessandro-Joins-SeaWorld-Parks-Entertainment-as-Chairman-of-the-Bo-a-224292|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-30|website=InsuranceNewsNet|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830140446/https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/David-F-DAlessandro-Joins-SeaWorld-Parks-Entertainment-as-Chairman-of-the-Bo-a-224292 |archive-date=2021-08-30 }} He has commented publicly about ethics in business practices{{Cite news|last=Eichenwald|first=Kurt|date=2001-07-04|title=MANAGEMENT; Why Not to Stonewall in the Midst of a Scandal|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/04/business/management-why-not-to-stonewall-in-the-midst-of-a-scandal.html|access-date=2021-08-30|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=David Francis|date=June 9, 2020|title=I was a CEO. Here's how corporate America fails to hire Black people - The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/09/opinion/failure-corporate-america-hire-black-people/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-30|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617224927/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/09/opinion/failure-corporate-america-hire-black-people/ |archive-date=2020-06-17 }} and is the author of three best-selling books about business: Brand Warfare, Career Warfare, and Executive Warfare.{{Cite web|date=2012-07-02|title=1 Guest: David D'Alessandro|url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/2016/01/08/stub-9|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-30|website=GBH News|publisher=WGBH Boston|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830140437/https://www.wgbh.org/news/2016/01/08/stub-9 |archive-date=2021-08-30 }}

He owns the restaurant Toscano,{{Cite news|last=Shanahan|first=Carol Beggy & Mark|title=D'Alessandro buys Toscano|work=Boston.com|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/12/29/dalessandro_buys_toscano/|access-date=2021-08-30}} in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood and Harvard Square in Cambridge.{{Cite web|last1=First|first1=Devra|date=July 2, 2013|title=Toscano brings Italian food to Harvard Square - The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2013/07/02/restaurant-review-toscano-brings-italian-food-harvard-square-cambridge/guk9iRRl6T5aY9kvSWiugJ/story.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-30|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712075546/http://www.bostonglobe.com:80/lifestyle/food-dining/2013/07/02/restaurant-review-toscano-brings-italian-food-harvard-square-cambridge/guk9iRRl6T5aY9kvSWiugJ/story.html |archive-date=2013-07-12 }}

• in 2001, he was named by Sporting News as one of the 100 "Most Powerful People in Sports"{{Cite web|title=For release|url=https://www.nfl.info/nflmedia/news/2001news/2001%20Most%20Powerful.htm|access-date=2021-08-30|website=www.nfl.info}}{{Better source needed|date=October 2021}}
• Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2009){{Cite web|title=Congressional Record, Volume 155 Issue 86 (Wednesday, June 10, 2009)|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2009-06-10/html/CREC-2009-06-10-pt1-PgE1365.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Government Publishing Office (GPO)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114210215/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2009-06-10/html/CREC-2009-06-10-pt1-PgE1365.htm |archive-date=2019-01-14 }} from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizers

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