
Masters of Scale Inside the business of hosting the Super Bowl
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Feb 19, 2026 Zaileen Janmohamed, CEO of the Bay Area Host Committee who brings major sporting events to the region, discusses orchestrating back-to-back big games. She talks operations and coordinating dozens of agencies. She explains building a permanent nonprofit to sustain regional benefits. She highlights measuring success across communities and showcasing Bay Area tech and innovation.
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From Zero To First Hire
- Zaileen joined as employee number one with a board and bylaws but no funding, only seed support from local teams.
- She used that seed to hire, secure office space, and immediately bring on agencies for comms and legal help.
Politics Trumps Logistics Here
- Hosting major events in the Bay Area is uniquely political because nine counties and many stakeholders rarely centralize.
- That fragmentation means convening and diplomacy are as critical as operations for success.
Thrown Into A Super Bowl Bid
- Zaileen walked into her first board meeting expecting World Cup planning and instead got a sudden Super Bowl bid directive.
- She had six to eight weeks to assemble a bid with no prior Super Bowl bid experience.




