Chairman & CEO

Xavier A. Gutierrez is Chairman & CEO of ImpactX Sports Group, LLC, a private investment, and strategic advisory firm focused on the global sports industry.  Previously, he served as CEO of the Arizona Coyotes NHL franchise. In addition to serving as the first Latino CEO in the history of the National Hockey League, Gutierrez is one of the only real estate executives and private equity investors to have led a major professional sports franchise.

During his 30-year career, Gutierrez has served as an investor, principal, and dealmaker at a wide array of organizations, including Clearlake Capital Group, The Meruelo Group, Phoenix Realty Group, Latham & Watkins, Lehman Brothers and the NFL.

He has been profiled in media outlets including Ad Age, Bloomberg, ESPN, Fast Company, Forbes and The New York Times.  Gutierrez currently serves on the Boards of Janus International Group (NYSE: JBI); Trinitas Capital Management; Arizona Community Foundation; Aspen Institute Latinos in Society; the Hispanic Scholarship Fund; the Stanford Alumni Association; and SUMA Wealth, where he is a Co-Founder and serves as Chairman of the Board. In 2024 he co-founded LiS: Latinos In Sports, a multi-strategy platform to promote and support the impact of Latinos to the global sports industry.

Gutierrez received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Harvard University, and Doctor of Jurisprudence from Stanford Law School.