Kicking off a new chapter in the Fiesta Bowl Organization’s storied history, seasoned sports executive and business leader Erik Moses joined the Fiesta Bowl as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer on November 15, 2022.

For more than two decades, Moses has built successful ventures for sports and entertainment properties through the creation of innovative events and development of community-centric programming and in elevating teams and organizations as an attorney, entrepreneur, economic development professional and chief executive.

Moses joined the Fiesta Bowl Organization after serving as President of Nashville Superspeedway, making him the first Black person to hold that title at any NASCAR track in the sport’s history. Moses led the efforts to reopen and revitalize the Nashville Superspeedway – which had been dormant for nearly 10 years.

Prior to that role, he spent 12 years elevating the sports and entertainment industry in Washington D.C. as the founding President of the DC Defenders of the XFL, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Sports, Entertainment & Special Events for Events DC, and as the CEO of the DC Sports and Entertainment Commission.

Moses currently serves as a National Trustee for Boys & Girls Clubs of America – Southeast Region, on the board of directors for the Nashville Sports Council, and in leadership positions for the DC Jazz Festival and Military Bowl Foundation. Additionally, he is a member of the NASCAR Industry Diversity Council and the Board of Trustees of Cumberland University. 

With a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and J.D. from the Duke University School of Law, Moses holds an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from LeMoyne-Owen College and is a member of the bar in both Maryland and the District of Columbia.