Office3: | CEO and President of AEG |
Nationality: | American |
Dan Beckerman is the president and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group.[1]
Beckerman has a master's degree in business administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He received his undergraduate degree in economics from UCLA. A senior accountant at Arthur Anderson in Los Angeles, he specialized in corporate taxation.[2]
Beckerman replaced Tim Leiweke as President and CEO of AEG executive[3] The change in leadership was attributed by some analysts as a reaction to the failure AEG experienced in attracting serious bidders during the sale process and its inability securing an NFL occupant for the Farmers Field, a proposed stadium next to L.A. Live.[4]
The vice president of finance for the Los Angeles Clippers for two seasons, Beckerman became the leading global sports and live-entertainment conglomerate associated with 150 venues for 100 million guests. Responsible for financial oversight, long-range planning and debt financing for the company's real estate projects, representing global investments of more than $5 billion, he served first for 16 years as chief operating officer and chief financial officer for AEG.[5] [6] Beckerman serves on the Board of Governors for both the MLS and NHL and the board of directors for The Grammy Museum and UCLA's Anderson School of Management.[7]
He lives in Los Angeles and has a wife, Annette, and two daughters, Olivia and Julia.[8]