Dodgers Hire Caroline Perry From Padres & Promote Royce Cohen

The Los Angeles Dodgers named Caroline Perry as their next executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Nov. 30, and promoted Royce Cohen to the position of executive vice president and chief business officer.

Perry had been chief operating officer of the San Diego Padres since January 2023, while Cohen most recently was senior vice president of business strategy for the Dodgers.

“Caroline comes to the Dodgers with an exceptional record of service in baseball, and Royce has repeatedly proven his ability to be a step ahead in the sports business world,” Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said in a statement.

“They both offer a level of knowledge and expertise that is truly enviable. We could not be more thrilled for Caroline and Royce to assume these leadership roles in the Dodger organization.”

The hiring and promotion come after Bob Wolfe announced he will retire from his current role as the Dodgers’ executive vice president and chief operating officer at the end of the year. The plan is for Wolfe to remain an advisor to the organization moving forward.

Caroline Perry hired from Padres

The highest-ranking female employee in Padres history, Perry is one of only three female COOs in Major League Baseball. The 2026 season was her 16th with the Padres, after originally joining the club as associate general counsel in April 2011.

In San Diego, Perry oversaw the Padres’ ballpark operations, business strategy and analytics, legal, finance, government affairs and information technology operations.

She participated in numerous large-scale projects for the Padres, including their renovation of Gallagher Square, negotiations with the city of San Diego surrounding the All-Star Game and the management of Petco Park, and the sale of the team in 2012 and 2026.

“It is a tremendous honor to join the Dodgers,” Perry said. “On the field, they have set an unparalleled standard of excellence in baseball under the current leadership. Off the field, their historic legacy, passionate fan base and service to the community speak for themselves.

“While I am incredibly grateful for my time with the Padres and for the colleagues who made those years so meaningful, I am excited to take my place with the Dodgers and to contribute to their continued success. Thank you to Mark Walter, Stan Kasten and the entire Dodger family for welcoming me.”

Before joining the Padres, Perry worked as a corporate attorney for Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in the Bay Area and Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP in New York, where she focused primarily on corporate finance and general corporate matters.

Prior to graduating from law school, Perry was an account management associate at BlackRock.

A native of San Diego, Perry graduated with honors from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Biology. Perry earned her law degree from Columbia University, where she was a James Kent scholar and managing editor of the Columbia Business Law Review.

She serves on the board of directors of Girl Scouts of San Diego and the Francis Parker School and is an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego School of Law.

Royce Cohen promoted in Dodgers front office

Cohen joined the Dodgers in 2014, developing the club’s business strategy and analytics infrastructure and subsequently leading the creation of Dodgers 365, which manages the club’s non-baseball revenue streams.

During his time with the Dodgers, Cohen has emphasized building and scaling core competencies, culminating earlier this year in the launch of RightsHelper, a ticket analytics and operations platform utilized by clubs in MLB, NFL, NBA and MLS.

“Working for the Dodgers, Mark Walter and this ownership group has been the privilege of my career,” Cohen said. “I am extremely grateful to Stan Kasten for the opportunities I have been given and for his confidence as we look forward as a business, and I look forward to collaborating closely with Caroline and continuing to work with our talented team at the Dodgers in optimizing the opportunities ahead of us.”

In addition to his contributions to the Dodgers, Cohen was instrumental in the formation of and actively manages the operation of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, a 12-team single entity professional ice hockey league in North America that features the best women’s players in the world.

The league was recognized by Sports Business Journal in 2024 as the “Sports Breakthrough of the Year” and ranked No. 1 in Canada for corporate reputation in both 2024 and 2025, according to the Harris Poll.

Cohen also supports other ownership initiatives in the sports industry outside of the Dodgers, including Elysian Park Ventures, a venture capital firm that has invested in over 70 companies across sports, entertainment, and technology.

Prior to joining the Dodgers, Cohen worked for MLB in their New York headquarters as a ticketing analyst, where he advised the industry on strategic matters including dynamic pricing and secondary markets.

Cohen began his career in sports as an information technology intern with the San Francisco Giants in 2010.

A native of Bensalem, Penn., Cohen graduated summa cum laude from The Wharton School in 2012. He was named to Sports Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” lists in 2023 and 2025 and was also recognized as a “Power Player in Ticketing” in 2026.