David Forst

Lore & Background

Forst began his front office career as a scout with the Athletics in 2000, before working his way to general manager in 2015. He was born in Santa Monica, California, and raised in Encino, California. He attended Brentwood School in Brentwood, Los Angeles. Forst attended Harvard University, where he played college baseball for the Harvard Crimson as starting shortstop and team captain, graduating cum laude with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1998. He attended spring training with the Boston Red Sox in 1999 and played for the Springfield Capitals of the independent Frontier League in 1998 and 1999. He became the Athletics' assistant general manager in 2004, succeeding Paul DePodesta. After the 2015 season, the Athletics announced that, with Billy Beane being promoted to executive vice president of baseball operations, Forst would be promoted to general manager.

Reader's Guide

Forst's wife is Rebe Glass, a lawyer with the San Francisco law firm Cooley Godward Kronish. Glass and Forst met at Harvard, where Glass was captain of the soccer team and a member of the 1997 All-Ivy Team, Second Team. They have a son (Judah) and a daughter (Sasha), and live in Berkeley, California, as well as a niece (Serena), and two nephews (Ryan and Nolan).

Did You Know?

• Forst batted .406/.437/.624 in his senior year at Harvard, setting a school record with 67 hits.
• He was named an All-America third-team shortstop.
• He turned down opportunities to interview for the general manager position with the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres.