The Glazer Family Foundation, established in 1999, is dedicated to assisting charitable and educational causes in the West Central Florida region. It works with youth and families to help identify and create programs that support positive social and economic development within our communities. Since its inception, the Foundation has given millions in programs, grants, tickets and merchandise to the Tampa Bay area, including the “Cheering You On” program, which gives every child admitted to seven local hospitals a Buccaneers teddy bear and activity book. To date, more than 283,000 teddy bears have been distributed to hospitalized children throughout central Florida.

Most recently, the foundation donated $5 million toward the construction of a new children’s museum in downtown Tampa, which will open in 2010 and be named the Glazer Children’s Museum.

Glazer and his wife, Jill, are deeply committed to providing aid and assistance in the community. Glazer and Jill support numerous causes, including the Cleveland Clinic, Tulane University, Washington University in St. Louis, Palm Beach Synagogue, Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Palm Beach Day Academy.

Glazer also serves as Co-Chairman of Manchester United, which was crowned champions of England for the second consecutive year in 2008, champions of Europe as the UEFA Champions League winner and champions of the world as the FIFA Club World Cup winner. He is also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zapata Corporation, which was founded by former President George H. W. Bush.

A native of Rochester, New York, Glazer received his BSBA from Washington University in St. Louis in 1982 and earned his law degree from the Washington College of Law at American University. He also studied law at Beijing University and Fudan University in Shanghai.