Chris Canetti is professional soccer team executive who is currently serving as the President of the Houston 2026 World Cup Bid Committee. Canetti has previously served as a team executive in pro soccer and baseball for over 20 years, including 8 seasons as team president for the Houston Dynamo's, and 3 seasons as GM with the Rockies minor league team, New Haven Ravens.
In this conversation, Evan Burk talks to Chris about going from clubhouse manager to the GM role of a minor league baseball team in only 3 years, Learning to be a team executive at an uncommonly young age, and how he influenced team culture from the role of team president.
2:00 | Starting out working in minor league baseball
8:00 | Learning Team Management as an Executive at a young age
11:30| Leaving baseball for Soccer
18:30 | How do you influence the team culture from the role of team executive
21:45 | Traits they looked for in the people
25:00 | What does it take to compete for a championship in the MLS?
28:00 | Experiences that stood out in Houston
31:45| Leading the World Cup bid for Houston 2026
