2010 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

20 FRONT OFFICE
TOD LEIWEKE
CEO VULCAN SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Tod Leiweke enters his eighth season with
the Seattle Seahawks after joining the club in
June 2003. This marks his 28th season in professional
sports. As CEO of Vulcan Sports &
Entertainment, Leiweke oversees all aspects
of the Seahawks and manages Paul Allen’s
minority ownership interest for Seattle
Sounders FC. He is also president of First &
Goal Inc., which operates Qwest Field and
Qwest Field Event Center for the state of
Washington. His position also oversees the
Portland Trail Blazers and Rose Garden.
For his consistent successes as CEO of the
Seahawks, Trail Blazers, and the heralded
launch of the Sounders FC Leiweke was recognized
for his efforts in 2009 being named a
finalist by Street & Smith’s Sports Business
Journal as the 2009 Sports Executive of Year.
Along with that most prestigious nomination,
he was named CEO of the year by the Puget
Sound Business Journal and also CEO of the
Year by the Seattle Sports Commission.
Soon after arriving with the Seahawks,
Leiweke sought to engage Seattle’s fans in a
meaningful way. In 2005, Qwest Field was
named by The Sporting News as the finest
venue in the National Football League. That
year was historic both on and off the field. In
addition to winning the NFC Championship
and advancing to the team’s first Super Bowl,
the Seahawks won the 2005 NFL Sports Fan’s
Quality Award as the league’s “Fan Friend -
liest” team.
In 2006 under Leiweke’s direction, the
Seahawks sold out of season tickets for the
first time since the early 1990’s and developed
Blue Pride, the team’s season ticket waiting
list. Seattle has extended their sellout streak at
Qwest Field to 68 consecutive games. It is also
generally regarded as the loudest stadium in
the NFL. His leadership also helped the
Sounders FC set a league record for season
ticket sales more than six months before the
first home game.
Leiweke’s vision is a Seahawks organization
that is committed on behalf of its fans to
winning in the stadium and in the community.
Leiweke chaired a 2008-09 United Way cam-