Speaker Profile

Mark Shapiro is President and Chief Operating Officer of Endeavor (NYSE: EDR) and TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO). Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO, a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.

Prior to joining Endeavor in 2014, Shapiro was Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer of Dick Clark Productions (dcp), managing all business operations, distribution, programming, and production for its portfolio of global entertainment content across traditional and digital media. Previously, Shapiro served as Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, where he energized and re-invented the Six Flags brand as the world’s largest regional theme park company. Shapiro began his career at ESPN in 1993 and ultimately oversaw both production and programming, and led the creation of sports and entertainment properties that helped build ESPN into one of the world’s strongest multi-media brands, earning 16 Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards during his tenure. 

Shapiro currently serves as a member of the board of trustees of Equity Residential (NYSE) and as the Chairman of Captivate Network, a privately held digital media company co-owned by the Gannett Company. Shapiro previously served as a member of the board of directors of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE), Frontier Communications Corporation (Nasdaq), Papa Johns International, Inc. (Nasdaq), and Bright Lights Acquisition Corp., formerly a public special purpose acquisition company.

Additionally, Shapiro is a minority owner of the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), the Major League Soccer franchise that debuted in 2018. 

Shapiro was awarded the Excellence in Sports Journalism Award from Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society in 1999 for his work at ESPN, and in 2003 was named one of Entertainment Weekly’s Rising Stars. In 2004, he ranked among the Top Ten in Sporting News’ Power 100 for the second consecutive year before being named to Sports Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2016, Shapiro was named to Variety’s New York Power List and by Broadcasting & Cable as Sports Executive of the Year. He was also named to SportsBusiness Journal’s annual Dealmakers list in 2021, 2022, and 2023; and Variety named him to its Variety500 list in 2022 and 2023 as one of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry.

Shapiro is a graduate of the University of Iowa and is based in New York.