Strategic Advisor
One of the most consequential executives in Twins and recent Minnesota sports history, Dave St. Peter shifted to the role of Strategic Advisor on March 3, 2025 after a 22-year tenure as club president. St. Peter, who originally joined the organization in 1990, was named the fourth president in Minnesota Twins history in November 2002 and assumed the Chief Executive Officer title in December 2016, continues to partner with the Pohlad family, Derek Falvey and Twins executive leadership to provide guidance on a range of key development issues, including the continued long-term evolution of Target Field and the club's Emmy Award-winning broadcast partnership with Major League Baseball media, among others.
St. Peter's monumental tenure as club president saw the Twins organization reestablish itself in the hearts and minds of Minnesotans with an on-field resurgence in the early 2000s; ensure its long-term future in the state with the construction, operation and ongoing improvement of the award-winning Target Field; serve as a primary catalyst for the emergence and evolution of Minneapolis' North Loop area; become a recognized industry leader for community engagement and environmental stewardship; reward fans with innovative, best-in-class experiences; empower its employees to grow and thrive; and reemerge in recent seasons as a perennial Postseason contender.
St. Peter helped foster a model public-private partnership with Hennepin County and the Minnesota Ballpark Authority to drive the approval, design, construction, opening and continued development of Target Field. One of the most unique and spectacular venues in MLB, the Twins' home ballpark welcomed a franchise-record 3.2 million fans in 2010, was honored as the 2011 Sports Facility of the Year by Sports Business Journal, was lauded by ESPN as having the best stadium experience in all of professional sports, and continues to be nationally recognized as a premier sports and entertainment venue entering its 17th year.
St. Peter's leadership was also instrumental in securing the 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® for Target Field, a New Year’s Day extravaganza described in the Star Tribune as a “postcard for Minnesota”; construction of a new player-development Academy in the Dominican Republic; hosting the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which earned finalist honors from Sports Business Journal for “Event of the Year”; expansion of the Lee Health Sports Complex in Fort Myers, FL – named Ballpark Digest’s 2015 “Major Ballpark Renovation of the Year”; and in crafting a partnership with Hennepin County for the design and programming of Minnesota’s award-winning intermodal transit hub — Target Field Station. In 2020, St. Peter led the Twins’ effort to build a new, player development-focused partnership with the St. Paul Saints.
The 2026 season marks St. Peter’s 37th with the Twins. He joined the organization as an intern in 1990 and over his first decade with the franchise held a variety of positions including Pro Shop Manager, Communications Manager, Vice President of Corporate Communications and Senior Vice President of Business Affairs. St. Peter has been a passionate advocate behind the efforts to make the Twins a more inclusive organization; the significant growth of the award-winning Minnesota Twins Community Fund and its focus on growing the games of baseball and softball; development of the team's "Magic Moments" customer service initiative and the nationally-lauded "Go Twins, Go Green" environmental stewardship program; the club's new broadcast partnership with MLB Media and the expansion of the Treasure Island Baseball Network; and efforts to celebrate the rich history of the Washington Senators/Twins franchise as underscored by expansive alumni engagement — including the creation of the Twins Hall of Fame.
The "Twins Tradition" of Passion, Hustle, Heart and Fun has flourished under St. Peter's leadership. During St. Peter's 22 years as president, the Twins organization advanced to Postseason play 10 times, was twice named "Organization of the Year" by Baseball America (2002 and '04), was the collective 2006 Star Tribune "Sportsperson of the Year" and honored by the publication seven times as one of the "Top 100" workplaces in Minnesota, was recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council with a 2019 Greenbuild Leadership Award, and was a finalist for Sports Business Journal's 2019 "Team of the Year" Award, among many other accolades.
Honoring his exceptional stewardship of the Twins and enduring legacy of community impact, St. Peter was inducted into Twin Cities Business’ Minnesota Business Hall of Fame in July 2025. Previously, he was named to Sports Business Journal’s and Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” lists. In 2018, he was recognized by the Positive Coaching Alliance as Minnesota’s Triple-Impact Competitor Business Executive of the Year. In 2022, Northern Star Scouting recognized St. Peter with the Spurgeon Award in appreciation for service as a role model for youth through career excellence and community service.
At the league level, St. Peter serves as a member of the MLB Media Board as well as a Trustee on the MLB Player Pension Committee. Over the years he has also been active with a variety of civic and nonprofit organizations including the Minneapolis Downtown Council, the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce, Meet Minneapolis, Athletes Committed to Educating Students (ACES), YMCA of the North, Ronald McDonald House, Pitch In For Baseball & Softball, Park Nicollet Foundation and the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center. St. Peter currently co-chairs Minnesota Sports & Events, sits on the Steering Committee for the Minneapolis Downtown Council's Vision 2035, and serves on the Boards for the Minnesota Business Partnership and the University of North Dakota Alumni Association Foundation.
St. Peter was born in Bismarck, North Dakota, and graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1989.