Jack Bair has played a major role in many of the most important business achievements of the San Francisco Giants franchise since joining the team in 1993. Bair helped transform the franchise by running point on the successful effort to replace Candlestick Park with a new ballpark in downtown San Francisco. He managed the effort to select the waterfront site for the new ballpark and coordinated the design process that produced one of the most celebrated ballparks in Major League Baseball history. He was the chief strategist and spokesperson for the successful 1996 ballpark campaign. He also negotiated the real estate transaction and coordinated the effort to gain the local, regional, state and federal governmental approvals necessary for the ballpark to meet its timetable for Opening Day in 2000. Bair also made significant improvements to Scottsdale Stadium and its player development facilities in Arizona. He also led the effort to develop the team’s international headquarters and player development facility in the Dominican Republic.

Bair’s primary focus now is managing the effort to develop Mission Rock, the 28-acre mixed-use project just south of the ballpark and related business opportunities. The project’s award-winning first phase consists of a major waterfront park, ground floor retail, two residential towers, two commercial office buildings (including the world headquarters for VISA) and associated infrastructure. Mission Rock was recognized as the Real Estate Deal of the Year by the San Francisco Business Times in 2024. It has also won multiple national and local awards for excellence in design of its buildings and open space.

For most of his career with the Giants, Bair served as the team’s Chief Legal Officer, responsible for the organization’s legal matters. Bair is widely recognized as one of the leading lawyers in professional sports and was honored by the San Francisco Business Times & Silicon Valley Business Times with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Bair now serves as the club’s Chief Development Officer and President of its real estate division. Bair continues to manage the club’s many and complex relationships with the City & County of San Francisco and other governmental entities. He is also leading the club’s effort to build a baseball and softball complex at Crocker Amazon Playground in San Francisco.

Bair is very active in the community, serving as a volunteer leader on several non-profit boards. Bair currently serves as an officer of the Giants Community Fund and the San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation. The Theater Foundation helped save and renovate several historic theatres in San Francisco. Bair also teaches the sports law class at Stanford Law School and previously taught in the Sports Management Program at the University of San Francisco. Bair is also active in The Olympic Club, having served in many volunteer positions, including on its Board of Directors. Bair has represented the Club in several sports, competing in golf, tennis and softball. Bair is a graduate of the University of California, Davis and Yale Law School.