Ed Snider
Ed Snider is one of the pioneers and foremost leaders of the modern sports and entertainment industry. His career has been guided by the principle that one must constantly move forward in order to succeed, and it’s that philosophy that marks his leadership of Comcast-Spectacor today.
Snider founded the Philadelphia Flyers in 1966 and was the driving force behind the building of the Spectrum. In 1974, Snider created Spectacor as a management company to oversee the Flyers and Spectrum. Over the next twenty years, Spectacor grew to be a national force in sports and entertainment. In 1996, Ed merged Spectacor into Comcast Corporation, creating Comcast-Spectacor. Today, Comcast-Spectacor has an international presence through Global Spectrum, its arena management subsidiary, and Ovations Food Services, its concessions subsidiary. These entities all represent components of Snider’s vision: take what you do well and grow it.
Snider’s successes have been recognized by his peers. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. He is a recipient of the Lester Patrick Award for outstanding service to hockey. In May 1999, Snider was selected by Philadelphia Daily News readers as Philly’s greatest mover and shaker of the millennium. In December 1999, he received the Anti-Defamation League’s prestigious Americanism Award. He has also received two honorary doctorate degrees and serves on the Board of Overseers of the Wharton School and the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Snider resides in suburban Philadelphia. His children include daughters Lindy, Tina, and Sarena and sons Craig, Jay, and Samuel, and he also has 13 grandchildren.