Theo Epstein

Former President, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox; World Series Winner; Time 100 Influencer  | Senior Advisor, Fenway Sports Group

Theo Epstein is one of the most accomplished and influential executives in modern baseball history, known for breaking two of the sport’s longest championship droughts as president of baseball operations for the Boston Red Sox (2004 and 2007 World Series titles) and the Chicago Cubs (2016 World Series title), while pioneering data-driven decision-making and organizational leadership practices that reshaped the game.

After his front-office tenure, Epstein continued to shape the sport at the league level with Major League Baseball, where he has played a central role in modernizing the game through initiatives such as the pitch timer and the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system. Today, Epstein is a senior advisor and part-owner of Fenway Sports Group (Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club, Pittsburgh Penguins, RFK Racing), serves on the PGA Tour’s Future Competition Committee, and is an operating partner at Arctos Sports Partners, extending his impact across the broader landscape of sports, business, and leadership.

Epstein was named the “World’s Greatest Leader” by Fortune in 2017, one of the world’s 100 most influential people of by Time Magazine in 2017, the Baseball Executive of the Decade by Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News in 2010, and one of the 125 most influential sports business figures of this quarter century by the Sports Business Journal.