Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Owner/Co-Chairman Bryan Glazer enters his 31st year with the Buccaneers, working tirelessly to support the Buccaneers franchise and brand. Possessing an acute business sense, Glazer oversees many of the day-to-day operations of the club and has shaped the Buccaneers into one of the most recognizable and successful franchises in the National Football League. Over the three decades, he has also evolved into one of Tampa Bay's top community leaders through his dedicated commitment to a variety of philanthropic endeavors.

Owner/Co-Chairman Bryan Glazer enters his 31st year with the Buccaneers, working tirelessly to support the Buccaneers franchise and brand. Possessing an acute business sense, Glazer oversees many of the day-to-day operations of the club and has shaped the Buccaneers into one of the most recognizable and successful franchises in the National Football League. Over the three decades, he has also evolved into one of Tampa Bay's top community leaders through his dedicated commitment to a variety of philanthropic endeavors.

The Glazer family's signing of six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, along with the acquisition of other high-profile free agents during the 2020 offseason, set the stage for the franchise's historic run to its second world championship. The Buccaneers finished the regular season with an 11-5 record and posted a franchise-record eight-game winning streak which culminated with an appearance and eventual victory in Super Bowl LV.

On February 7, 2020, the Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 at Raymond James Stadium, earning the distinction as the first team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl in its home stadium. Under the Glazer family's leadership, the Buccaneers have totaled eight division titles, two conference championships, and are just the 15^th NFL franchise to win multiple Super Bowls. In the time since the family's purchase of the team in 1995, only three other ownership groups have claimed multiple Super Bowl victories. Prior to the Glazer family's ownership, the team advanced to the postseason just three times from 1976-94.

On January 26, 2003, in just their eighth year of ownership, the Glazer family was on hand in San Diego, California for the franchise's first world championship as Tampa Bay claimed its first NFL title with a 48-21 victory over Oakland in Super Bowl XXXVII. The Buccaneers, who were making their first appearance in the NFL's championship game, also claimed the first-ever NFC South title in 2002, then the fourth division crown in team history. In addition to the 1999 NFC Central Division title, Tampa Bay has also won the NFC South in 2005, 2007, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

An instrumental figure in his family's purchase of the Buccaneers in 1995, Glazer has been a driving force in improving every aspect of the club's influence, both nationally and in the Tampa Bay region.

His dedication to the Bay area was also highlighted by his leadership in the construction of Raymond James Stadium, which successfully hosted Super Bowl XXXV in 2001, Super Bowl XLIII in 2009, and Super Bowl LV in 2020. Glazer played an integral role in helping to lure the 2009 game to Tampa Bay, speaking to NFL owners on behalf of the team and the community at the NFL League meetings in May 2005. During the 2017 offseason, Glazer once again played a major part in positioning Tampa Bay as the top option to host Super Bowl LV in 2021, when it was decided that Los Angeles would not be able to meet the criteria for hosting the game due to stadium construction delays. Tampa Bay has hosted three Super Bowls since the family's purchase of the team and Glazer remains committed to pursuing future Super Bowls for the area. Glazer also serves on the NFL's Media Owned and Operated Committee, and in August of 2024, he joined the Board of Directors for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Prior to the 2022 season, Glazer played a pivotal role in the decision to name Todd Bowles as the team's new head coach following the retirement of Bruce Arians. Bowles has gone on to lead the Buccaneers to three consecutive NFC South division titles, becoming the first head coach in franchise history to accomplish that feat.

Glazer's innovative approach to business and penchant for thinking outside the box has resulted in many new developments for the club, including the creation of the Pewter Partners program, which rewards the Buccaneers' corporate partners with superior advertising packages and unprecedented customer service.

Glazer has also distinguished himself as one of Tampa Bay's top philanthropists and, in the spring of 2016, was honored with induction into the Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame in recognition of his business achievements and community leadership in and around the region.

In 2010, the Glazer Children's Museum opened in downtown Tampa thanks in large part to a $5 million donation from the Glazer Family Foundation. Glazer is on the Board of Directors for the award-winning museum which has served the children of Tampa Bay through educational programming. Glazer is also a member of the Moffitt Cancer Center National Board of Advisors and has served as chairman of the American Heart Association's annual Heart Ball.

He also serves as a Board Member for the Glazer Vision Foundation which has performed more than 200,000 free eye screenings and provided more than 20,000 free prescription eyeglasses to children in need.

Glazer has also played a large role in the redevelopment of West Tampa through a $4 million donation that led to the construction of the Shanna and Bryan Glazer JCC. The Center, which opened in December of 2016, has provided a wide array of community programming and serves as a key anchor for the area.

The Glazer family has also offered support and resources during challenging times in the Tampa Bay region. In the days following Hurricane Helene in September of 2024, the Glazer family donated $1 million to support local relief efforts. After the area suffered additional devastation from the effects of Hurricane Milton just two weeks later, the family created the Glazer Family Small Business Fund which made an additional $1 million available to hundreds of small businesses in the Tampa Bay and West Central Florida areas. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Glazer family provided 5 million meals through a donation to Feeding Tampa Bay, which was the largest single donation of meals to the program at the time. The family also pledged $100,000 to the One Tampa: Relief Now, Rise Together Fund and another $100,000 to the City of St. Petersburgh's Fighting Chance Fund.

In 2024, Shanna and Bryan Glazer donated $2 million to Berkeley Preparatory School's endowment for teachers in an effort to ensure the adequate compensation necessary to attract and retain high-quality teachers who foster a more effective learning environment.

Glazer also serves on the Board of Manchester United, which has captured five Premier League titles (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013), as well as the 2008 Champions League title during his tenure.

Glazer earned his bachelor's degree in broadcast communications from American University in 1986, prior to completing his law degree from Whittier College School of Law in 1989. He resides in Tampa with his wife, Shanna, and their two children.