40 Under Forty 2021: Kim Miner

Photo | Erika Sidor Kim Miner

Photo | Erika Sidor 40 Under Forty, Class of 2021 members (from left) Linda Anderson, Alicia Haddad, Ryan Foley and Kim Miner at Polar Park in Worcester (Special thanks to the Worcester Red Sox)

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By Katherine Hamilton

Kim Miner, 32

Title Executive vice president & general counsel
Company Worcester Red Sox
Residence: Quincy
Birthplace: Boston
Colleges: Tufts University, Harvard Law School

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She runs a minor league baseball team, but Kim Miner’s accomplishments are majorly impressive. As far as anyone can tell, she is the first general counsel for any minor league baseball team. In that role, she was instrumental in the events leading up to August 2018, when the team was simultaneously negotiating with the Rhode Island legislature and the City of Worcester to either keep the top affiliate of the Boston Red Sox in Pawtucket or move the team to the Canal District. Miner essentially had to negotiate two deals in excess of $100 million each, with the team choosing the Worcester one and moving to Massachusetts for its inaugural season this year.

Miner began her professional baseball career in the front office of the Boston Red Sox, for whom she was instrumental in creating the 100th anniversary celebration of Fenway Park. Miner’s dedication to diversity initiatives and corporate responsibility has been a hallmark of her leadership, as she consistently prioritizes inclusion in employment and partnering decisions. plays a major role in the WooSox Foundation’s philanthropic endeavors, focusing on education, recreation, social justice, and children’s health.

What Olympic sport would you be the best at? For an existing sport, my answer is softball, because I played through college (though I was nowhere near as good as the amazing athletes on the U.S. Olympic team!). For a made-up sport, then my answer is nail painting.

What is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you? Nominating me for the WBJ 40 Under Forty

If you could give one message now to your 10-year-old self, what would it be? Don’t plan everything. Sometimes the best opportunities and experiences come when you take a detour from the plans you made for yourself.