MATTHEW CALDWELL
PRESIDENT & CEO, FLORIDA PANTHERS HOCKEY, SUNRISE
Caldwell is a West Point graduate who studied European and military history and went on to earn a law degree and MBA from Northwestern University in Illinois. He served five years as a U.S. Army officer in Iraq, Kosovo and Germany and was awarded a Bronze Star, an Iraq Campaign Medal and a NATO Kosovo Military Medal.
He worked in finance as a vice president at Goldman Sachs before getting into sports management. Caldwell joined the Panthers as COO in 2014 and became team president and CEO, describing his mission as a turnaround challenge.
| EDUCATION | West Point (BS), Northwestern University (MBA, JD) |
| FLORIDA ISSUE | Sea-level rise |
| STAYING FIT | Crossfit |
| PHILANTROPHIC PASSION | The Florida Panthers Foundation committed $5 million over five years to the South Florida community. The four pillars of our foundation: Veterans issues, youth hockey, children’s health and education, and raising awareness for the endangered Florida panther. |