Background
Mara was born in New York City and grew up in White Plains, a nearby suburb. He is the eldest son of Ann Mara (née Mumm) and Giants owner Wellington Mara.
professional sports team executive
Mara was born in New York City and grew up in White Plains, a nearby suburb. He is the eldest son of Ann Mara (née Mumm) and Giants owner Wellington Mara.
Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Boston College, 1976. Juris Doctor, Fordham University, 1979.
His ancestry includes Irish, German, and French-Canadian. He earned a Bachelor of Surgery cum laude in marketing from Boston College in 1976, followed by a law degree in 1979 from Fordham University. After his graduation from Fordham, Mara was an attorney at Vedder, Price, Kaufman, Kammholz and Day, specializing in labor and employment law and litigation.
Two years later, he joined Shea & Gould, where he remained until joining the Giants organization.
Mara joined the Giants in 1991, serving as General Counsel and later as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer until his father"s death in 2005, when he assumed the team"s presidency. Mara has served for 15 years on the NFL Competition Committee, which suggests rule and policy changes to all NFL teams.
He is the current chairman of the NFL Management Council Executive Committee. Mara, alongside Steve Tisch and Woody Johnson, brought Super Bowl XLVIII to Metropolitan Life Stadium in February 2014.
Board directors St. Vincent's Hospital, The School Holy Child, Catholic Community Services.
Married Denise Walter. Children: Lauren, Courtney, John Junior, Christine, Erin.