Jason Gastwirth is President of Entertainment at Caesars Entertainment, where he is responsible for the live entertainment programming across the company’s close to 50 venues nationwide—with Caesars recognized as the #3 live entertainment promoter in the world based on ticket revenues—as well as the company’s brand alliances/sponsorship and tv and film production divisions inclusive of oversight of Caesars Entertainment Studios. Gastwirth spearheaded the successful launch of the world-class Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood that launched Britney Spears in the world’s first pop resident show as well as residencies featuring Jennifer Lopez, Lionel Richie, Pitbull and Backstreet Boys.
Prior to joining Caesars, Gastwirth served as the Chief Marketing Officer of the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas where he oversaw property marketing, hotel sales, revenue management, e-commerce, public relations, entertainment, sponsorship and call center operations. Gastwirth also worked at Las Vegas Sands Corp. as Vice President of Casino Marketing and Corporate Entertainment where he was responsible for expanding the VIP gaming customer base while negotiating entertainment deals for the company’s properties in Las Vegas, Macao and Singapore.
Before joining the hospitality and entertainment industry, Gastwirth held strategy positions in San Francisco and New York at Gap Inc. and management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. He earned his bachelor’s degree in government with honors at Harvard University and his MBA at Stanford University.
Gastwirth was recognized as “40 Under 40” by Vegas Inc. magazine in 2012. He has a wife and three daughters, and serves on the Southern Nevada Public Television Board of Directors, the American Cancer Society’s Southern Nevada Leadership Board, and gala organizing committee for the Tyler Robinson Foundation.
