Michael Bidwill

President, Arizona Cardinals

After practicing law for six years as a federal prosecutor, Michael Bidwill joined the Arizona Cardinals organization in 1996 as Vice President/ General Counsel and today serves as team President. In that time, no one has been more influential in steering the organization on the path that has led to back-to-back NFC West titles and the franchise's first-ever Super Bowl appearance. In addition to guiding the Cardinals, Mr. Bidwill has also taken on an ever-increasing role in the National Football League and the greater Phoenix business community. In 2007, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed Mr. Bidwill to the league's Business Ventures Committee. Within the league, he chairs the NFL Security Advisory Committee. He additionally serves on Arizona's Super Bowl Host Committee, which successfully staged Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium and will seek to bring the game back to the state. Mr. Bidwill is also a member of the board for the Pat Tillman Foundation.

From 1990–96, Mr. Bidwill was an Assistant U.S. Attorney with the Department of Justice in Phoenix, where he specialized in homicide and other violent crime cases. From 2008- 2010, he served back-to-back terms as Chair of the influential Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC). He is also a member of Greater Phoenix Leadership (GPL), an organization composed of the region's top business and civic leaders.

Strong community involvement has also been a hallmark of Mr. Bidwill's tenure with the Cardinals, and a particular emphasis has been placed the value of youth sports. In 2003, the national youth football organization presented Mr. Bidwill with the Glenn S. "Pop" Warner Award, recognizing an individual who has achieved excellence in athletics, scholarship, and life's endeavors with integrity and humanity.

In October of 2008, Mr. Bidwill was also honored by Midwestern University and local community leaders with the COMET (Community Outreach: Motivating Excellence for Tomorrow) Award at the annual "Bright Lights, Shining Stars" Gala. More recently, he was honored by the Boy Scouts of America with the Leader for Tomorrow award and in April 2011 was selected by the Phoenix Business Journal as one of its "25 Most Admired CEOs" for 2010.

A licensed pilot and flying enthusiast, Bidwill also donates his time and resources as a volunteer for "Flying Samaritans," a group of volunteers including doctors and other medical personnel who offer free medical clinics in Mexico.

Mr. Bidwill earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from St. Louis University in 1987 and in 1990 earned a law degree from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.