Tim Leiweke

Timothy J. Leiweke serves as President and CEO of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), one of the world’s leading presenters of sports and entertainment programming.

Over his fourteen years with the organization, Leiweke has been influential in securing AEG a place at the forefront of global sports and entertainment program development. Prior to his current post, Leiweke served as President of the hugely successful STAPLES Center, and guided the creation of The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., and the initial development and design of the Pepsi Center in Denver. His current project includes overseeing and managing the creation of L.A. LIVE, a new Los Angeles sports, residential and entertainment district adjacent to STAPLES Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Leiweke’s career in sports and entertainment began at the age of 24, when he became the youngest general manager in pro sports for the MISL’s Baltimore Blast. In the past he has also served as President and CEO for U.S. Skiing, President of the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Kansas City Comets, as well as one of the creators and producers of Celine Dion’s five-year production, “A New Day…” at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.

He is equally committed to charitable pursuits, devoting time to a number of philanthropies, including the Kings Care Foundation, the STAPLES Center Foundation, and The Home Depot Foundation, which have pledged a combined $14 million to community organizations.

He was recently named one of the 100 most influential people in southern California by the Los Angeles Times, as well as the Muscular Dystrophy Association as their Man of the Year, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce’s Distinguished Man of the Year, and the recipient of the Los Angeles Convention and Visitor’s Bureau’s Los Amigos de Los Angeles Award, among many other honors.