Glen Grunwald enters his fifth season with the Memphis Grizzlies as Senior Advisor for the franchise’s
Basketball Operations department. Grunwald also currently serves as Executive Advisor, Basketball
Operations for Canada Basketball, following his retirement as its President and Chief Executive Officer
after three years at the helm. He also served as a member of the Working Group on Match Manipulation
and Gambling in Sport in Canada.
Grunwald brings nearly 20 years of senior executive experience to the Grizzlies following his tenures
with the Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks. Hired by the Knicks in 2006, Grunwald spent seven
seasons (2006-13) in New York, including the last two as Executive Vice President and General Manager, constructing a roster that
won 54 games in his final season at the helm (2012-13). An original member of Toronto’s front office, Grunwald served a decade
(1994-2004) with the Raptors, including his final seven seasons (1997-2004) as General Manager, and led the organization to its
first three playoff appearances (2000-02)