Erik Neander (born May 25, 1983) is an American front office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Neander was raised in Oneonta, New York, and attended the local high school, where he played baseball.
[1] Neander graduated from Virginia Tech and started working for Baseball Info Solutions, joining the Tampa Bay Rays as an intern in 2007.
[3] He succeeded Matthew Silverman as senior vice president and general manager of the Rays in November 2016.
On September 8, 2021, Neander signed a multi-year extension with the Rays and was promoted to president of baseball operations.