Career
He was hired on July 26, 2010, to become the Chief Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer) and Minority Owner of Tampa Bay Sports & Entertainment including the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Tampa Bay Storm, Tampa Bay Times Forum and the combined Cascade and TBSE Real Estate Project. Formerly, Leiweke was the Chief Executive Officer of the Seattle Seahawks National Football League team, owned by Paul Allen, and the Seattle Sounders Football Club Major League Soccer team, which Leiweke has a minority stake in. Leiweke also was the Chief Executive Officer of Vulcan Sports and Entertainment (VSE), a management company also owned by Allen which oversees Allen"s sports-related properties.
Prior to his employment with Paul Allen, Leiweke had served as president of the Minnesota Wild, was the first executive director of The First Tee and previously held executive positions with the Professional Golf Association Tour, the Vancouver Canucks, and the Golden State Warriors.
Leiweke joined the Seahawks in 2003. In 2005, the team advanced to Super Bowl Extra Large, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In 2007, he became acting president of the Portland Trail Blazers, replacing Steve Patterson. Vulcan Sports and Entertainment was created at that time.
Leiweke served as acting president until June 20 of that year, when the team named Larry Miller to be its president
Leiweke was the key deciding factor in the firing of former Seattle Seahawks coach Jim L. Mora in January 2010, and was also the main benefactor in the hiring of University of Southern California coach Pete Carroll. On July 24, 2015, it was announced that Leiweke would resign from his projects in Tampa Bay to become the chief operating officer of the NFL. He will be the first NFL chief operating officer since commissioner Roger Goodell took over in 2003. Tod is the younger brother of Tim Leiweke, former president and Chief Executive Officer of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.
