MATT CALDWELL
PRESIDENT & CEO, FLORIDA PANTHERS, SUNRISE
Caldwell has been a leader at the Florida Panthers hockey team since 2014. The organization employs more than 200 full-time employees and more than 1,000 part-time employees. Through its Community Champions Grant Program, the team has awarded $5 million over five years to local non-profits. Speaking of his professional evolution, Caldwell says, “I think I have become a much more patient leader, especially since starting my own family!”
| EDUCATION | West Point (BS), Northwestern University (MBA, JD) |
| ADMIRES | I really respect Ron Hale from Dex Imaging. His background and how he conducts business are inspiring. |
| WORRIES ABOUT | Making sure the sports industry can rebound after the huge hit from COVID. I believe it will, but we are in a deep hole. |
| READING | Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, by James Nestor |