Background
Harrington, John Leo was born on July 12, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Joseph and Catherine (Quinn) Harrington.
Harrington, John Leo was born on July 12, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Joseph and Catherine (Quinn) Harrington.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Boston College, 1957, Master of Business Administration, 1966. Certified Public Accountant, Massachusetts.
Assistant professor Boston College, 1965-1969. Treasurer Boston Red Sox, 1970-1978. Senior vice president Kaler, Carney Insurance Group, Boston, 1979-1980.
Vice president JRY Corporation, 1981-1986, president, 1987.
General partner of Boston Red Sox, 1981, now Chief Executive Officer. Executive director, trustee Yawkey Foundation, Dedham, Massachusetts, 1981.
Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cambridge, 1966-1969. Board directors Computer Systems of America, Boston, 1969-1975, Fleet Bank NA, Health and Retirement Properties Trust, 1990-1995, Northeast Sports Network, Incorporated., Hospitality Properties Trust, 1995.
Trustee Dana Farber Cancer Center, -Jimmy Fund, Boston, 1970, United States Little League Baseball Foundation.
Treasurer Town of Westwood, Massachusetts, 1979-1983. President, board directors Boston College Alumni, 1973-1977, board director National Baseball Hall of Fame, 1992. Trustee John F. Kennedy Library.Found., 1997.
Trustee Dana Farber Cancer Center-Jimmy Fund., Boston, since 1970, United States Little League Baseball Foundation. Treasurer Town Westwood, Massachusetts, 1979—1983. President, board directors Boston College Alumni, 1973—1977.
Board director National Baseball Hall Fame, since 1992. Trustee John F. Kennedy Library. Foundation, since 1977.
Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Married Maureen Helen Fitzgibbon, October 3, 1959. Children: Debra, Brian, Sean.