Bel Air High School Grad Featured On 'Today' Show

BEL AIR, MD — A Bel Air native was featured on the "Today" show Tuesday morning in a segment profiling him as the youngest general manager in the NFL.

Andrew Berry, 32, was highlighted on the NBC morning show's "Breaking Through" series, which is part of its celebration of Black History Month, according to the Cleveland Browns, which hired Berry for the general manager position in January.

In addition to being the youngest general manager in the NFL, Berry is one of two African-Americans with that title in the league, according to "Today." He told "Today" show anchor Craig Melvin that he did not think diversity was about age or skin color or gender.

"Diversity of experience, diversity of thought process — you know, cognitive diversity — that allows different perspectives to come to the table," Berry said. "When you're making decisions and trying to drive on-field results, that ultimately creates a better product on the field."

Watch Berry on the "Today" show here.

Berry and his twin brother graduated from Bel Air High School, where he was the quarterback for four years. They were co-valedictorians, according to "Today," which reported their parents said they had to get straight As if they wanted to keep playing sports.

At Harvard, he started as a cornerback and graduated with a bachelor's in economics and earned a master's degree in computer science.

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After graduating from Harvard, Berry went to rookie minicamp for the Washington Redskins, then worked for Goldman Sachs.

He was hired as a scout for the Indianapolis Colts; worked as the vice president of personnel for the Browns from 2016 to 2018; and most recently was the vice president of football operations for the Philadelphia Eagles, according to a statement from Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

"My background has really aided me in terms of being able to speak multiple languages with the decision makers and the analysts, and it has enabled me to be of help with the general strategy in terms of building a team," he said in a statement from Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. "When you are thinking of acquiring talent and managing talent on a roster, a lot of it is like pricing risk," Berry said, noting the central role data plays in football.

He told Melvin Tuesday that when he was working with the Browns before, "We didn't win enough games" and "that has to be the focus."