Harold Craw

Harold Craw serves as Senior Vice President of Social Responsibility and Community Engagement for the Tampa Bay Rays. He joined the organization in December 2025 and oversees the club’s community engagement and social impact departments, as well as the Rays Up Foundation.

Prior to joining the Rays, Craw spent more than a decade with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and General Manager. He originally joined the franchise as General Manager of the Jacksonville Suns in 2015 and helped lead the organization through its successful rebrand as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. In 2017, Craw became the first African American to be named Executive of the Year in any league in Minor League Baseball when he received the Southern League’s Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year Award.

Throughout his career in professional baseball, Craw has held leadership roles with several Minor League Baseball organizations, including the Johnson City Cardinals, Charleston RiverDogs, Quad Cities River Bandits, and Chattanooga Lookouts. His experience spans organizational leadership, community engagement, marketing and sales, operations, and corporate partnerships.

A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Craw earned a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from Emory & Henry University and a master’s degree in Sport Management from East Tennessee State University.

Craw has remained deeply committed to community service throughout his career. His involvement has included co-founding and co-chairing the Charleston RBI Baseball League and mentoring middle school students through Duval County Public Schools’ 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project. He and his wife, Angie, have two daughters, Cameron and Jasmine.

"I am honored for the opportunity to join Operation New Hope, an organization with such a rich history of doing tremendous service in the Jacksonville and Northeast Florida community for decades. I believe that everyone deserves a second chance in life. The opportunity Operation New Hope has provided me in giving back and helping others rebuild their lives is incredibly humbling and rewarding work. I find it to be quite a privilege to be able to make an impact to benefit our community through Operation New Hope."

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