MATTHEW CALDWELL

PRESIDENT & CEO, FLORIDA PANTHERS, SUNRISE

In 2024 and 2025, in their 30th and 31st seasons, the Florida Panthers won consecutive Stanley Cup championships, the first two in the franchise’s history. The Panthers are a sports and entertainment company with more than 300 full-time employees and more than 1,000 part-time employees. They’re Broward County’s only professional sports team and one of the institutional brands in the local community. Caldwell has been CEO of the organization since 2016.

EDUCATION: U.S. Military Academy at West Point (BS), Northwestern University (MBA, JD)

FIRST JOB: I was a “busboy” waiting tables at a local restaurant in Staten Island, N.Y.

DREAM ALTERNATE CAREER: If anyone would listen to me, I would do a podcast on choosing career paths, managing work/life balance and telling stories.

SOMETHING SURPRISING: I wrote a book that is available to purchase on Amazon.

HOBBY: I love playing golf with my kids.

NONPROFIT PASSION: Team RWB — they do great work for veterans.

INDUSTRY TREND: Media rights — teams are managing the gradual transformation to consuming games via streaming services vs. traditional TV options.