Xavier A. Gutierrez serves as a director of Janus. Mr. Gutierrez is Chairman & CEO of ImpactX Sports Group, LLC, a private investment, operating, and strategic advisory firm focused on the global sports industry, positions he has held since April 2024. Previously, he served as CEO of the Arizona Coyotes NHL franchise from 2020 to 2024. Mr. Gutierrez is the first Latino President and CEO in the history of the National Hockey League. Prior to the Coyotes, from June 2017 to June 2020, Mr. Gutierrez was a Managing Director at Clearlake Capital Group, and prior to that, from 2010 to June 2017, Chief Investment Officer of Meruelo Group and Principal & Managing Director with Phoenix Realty Group from 2003 to 2010. Mr. Gutierrez has also held positions with Latham & Watkins, Lehman Brothers and the National Football League.
Mr. Gutierrez currently serves on the boards of Trinitas Capital Management, the Arizona Community Foundation, Aspen Institute Latinos in Society Program, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, the Stanford Alumni Association, and SUMA Wealth.Mr. Gutierrez has previously served as a voting member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies and previously served on the board of directors of several organizations, including the Commercial Bank of California, Sizmek, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: SZMK), the California Community Foundation, and the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Gutierrez graduated cum laude from Harvard University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Government. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Stanford Law School.