Jason Gastwirth is senior vice president of marketing and entertainment at Caesars Entertainment, where he is responsible for the company’s live entertainment programming across the company's 40+ venues nationwide as well as leading its corporate sponsorship and film/television production divisions. Gastwirth joined Caesars Entertainment Corporation as its Vice President and Executive Associate to the Chairman, President & CEO. Gastwirth was recognized as “40 Under 40” by Vegas Inc. magazine in 2012 and awarded the “Excellence in Leadership Award” for spearheading the successful launch of the world-class theater The Axis at Planet Hollywood which hosts Britney Spears in Vegas’ first pop resident show as well as the upcoming resident shows featuring Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull.
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. Gastwirth earned his bachelor’s degree in government with honors at Harvard University and his MBA at Stanford University.