Peter Dinwiddie
{{Short description|American basketball executive}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Peter Dinwiddie
| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana
| nationality = American
| education = Indiana University
New England Law Boston
| occupation = Executive vice president of basketball operations
| employer = Philadelphia 76ers
| term = 2020–present
| predecessor = Alex Rucker
| spouse =
| children = 4
}}
Peter Dinwiddie is an American basketball executive who serves as executive vice president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as senior vice president of basketball operations of the Indiana Pacers.
Executive career
=Indiana Pacers (2006–2020)=
In 2006, Dinwiddie was hired by the Indiana Pacers for a position in the sales department. In 2007, he was promoted to a position in the group sales department, and in 2008, was also appointed to a position in basketball operations.{{cite web |last1=Tzucker |first1=Jeff |title=Dinwiddie Works His Way Up Pacers Organization |url=https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/dinwiddie-works-his-way-pacers-organization |website=NBA.com |access-date=November 12, 2020 |date=September 27, 2012}} In July 2017, Dinwiddie was promoted to senior vice president of basketball operations.{{cite web |title=Pacers Name Buchanan General Manager; Promote Dinwiddie |url=https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/pacers-name-buchanan-general-manager-promote-dinwiddie/ |website=NBA.com |access-date=November 12, 2020 |date=July 1, 2017}} He was named to the Indianapolis Business Journal's Forty Under 40 list in 2017, which is composed of individuals who have achieved success both in their jobs and in the community.{{cite web |last1=Harry |first1=Lou |title=2017 Forty Under 40: Peter Dinwiddie |url=https://www.ibj.com/articles/62431-forty-under-40peter-dinwiddie |website=IBJ.com |access-date=November 12, 2020 |date=February 8, 2017}}
=Philadelphia 76ers (2020–present)=
In October 2020, Dinwiddie joined the Philadelphia 76ers as executive vice president of basketball operations.{{cite web |last1=Seltzer |first1=Brian |title=Delivering on a Hunch |url=https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/going-his-gut-0 |website=NBA.com |access-date=November 13, 2020 |date=November 13, 2020}}{{cite web |title=With Draft Approaching, Front Office Hard at Work |url=https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/draft-approaching-front-office-hard-work |website=NBA.com |access-date=November 12, 2020 |date=November 11, 2020 |quote=Along with Morey, Vice President of Player Personnel Prosper Karangwa and Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Peter Dinwiddie are new to the Sixers' front office.}}{{cite web |title=New 76ers president Morey: Embiid, Simmons can work together |url=https://www.nba.com/news/new-76ers-president-morey-embiid-simmons-can-work-together |website=NBA.com |access-date=November 12, 2020 |date=November 2, 2020 |quote=They hired former Pacers executive Peter Dinwiddie as executive vice president of basketball operations.}}
Personal life
A native of Indianapolis, Dinwiddie graduated from Cathedral High School. He graduated from New England Law School in 2004 and has graduated from Indiana University in 1999. Dinwiddie is married to Jessica. They have four children.{{cite web |title=Speaker Biography Peter Dinwiddie |url=https://www.sportsbusinessclassroom.com/speaker-biography-peter-dinwiddie/ |website=sportsbusinessclassroom.com |access-date=November 12, 2020}}
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