Bob Graziano

Chairman of the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission

Bob Graziano served as President and Chief Operating Officer for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He spent 18 years with the organization serving in multiple positions including Director of Financial Projects, Chief Financial Officer, and Executive Vice President. 

Bob is Chair of the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission and the former Chair and current board member of the LA84 Foundation, which is the legacy organization created after the 1984 Olympic Games. Bob is also a board member of the Los Angeles Business Council, a member of the Los Angeles CEO Council, and a member of the Leadership Council for International Medical Corps.

Bob graduated from the University of Southern California in 1980 with a degree in Business Administration and an emphasis in accounting.

Rob Diefendorf

President and Chief Operating Officer for PitchBook

Rod Diefendorf is President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) for PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, which Morningstar acquired in 2016. Since joining PitchBook, Diefendorf is credited with evolving the company’s marketing strategies, sales, and customer success organizational structures. 

Diefendorf has over 25 years of experience driving growth and increasing shareholder value at startups and large corporations in the technology sector.

Diefendorf holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from the University of Southern California.