Keith Pelley

Keith W. Pelley (born January 11, 1964) is a Canadian sports executive who is the president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE). He has previously served as president of the PGA European Tour, the CEO of Rogers Media, team president of the Toronto Argonauts, and the president of The Sports Network (TSN).

Biography

Early life Pelley grew up in Etobicoke, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario. He was a student at Martingrove Collegiate Institute, where he also played as a running back in the Etobicoke Minor Football League. After graduation, he first went on to study at Trinity College London. He then returned to Canada, attending the Radio and Television Arts Program (RTA) at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University).

During his Ryerson studies, he did television reporting for the station that eventually became Omni Television, worked for the City TV network with sportscaster Peter Gross, and worked as an assistant editor for SportsCentre with TSN.

Sports executive After graduating from Ryerson, Pelley worked in several different positions at TSN, beginning with his assistant editor post (which he started while completing his schooling at Ryerson), eventually becoming the president of the company.

On September 7, 2010, he became the president of Rogers Media, a subsidiary of Rogers Communications. During his tenure with Rogers, he successfully negotiated a $5.232 billion contract with the National Hockey League (on 25 February 2014) giving Rogers the Canadian broadcast rights for all NHL games (including playoffs) until 2026.

PGA European Tour On April 17, 2015, he resigned as the president of Rogers Media to become the commissioner and chief executive officer of the PGA European Tour.

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment On January 11, 2024, it was announced that he was hired as president and CEO of MLSE. Pelley began his tenure with MLSE on April 2, 2024.