SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco 49ers team president Al Guido is being promoted to chief executive officer of the franchise.
The 49ers announced the move on Monday at the start of the week that the team is hosting its second Super Bowl. Team owner Jed York had also previously served as the team’s CEO before Guido took over.
York will still remain heavily involved as owner of the team with Guido, general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan all reporting directly to York.
“It doesn’t really change much,” Guido said. “I would say my role has evolved with how the business has evolved. I sort of look at it into three parts. The first part of my role was helping get Levi’s up and running and and operationalized. Then the second was to figure out the building, make sure that we continue to be at the forefront of things that we need to do within the National Football League and host world-class events. Then the third now is as the business of the 49ers evolves well past the 49ers to continue to manage those things.”
Guido had been promoted to team president 10 years ago after serving as chief operating office for the Niners from 2014-16. Guido has been heavily involved in bringing major events to the team’s home at Levi’s Stadium.
The venue hosted the College Football Playoff championship in January 2019 and will become the first stadium to host the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the same year.
“Al has been an exceptional leader for this organization for more than a decade,” York said. “His vision, partnership and steady leadership have positioned the 49ers for success today and well into the future. The evolution of his role reflects how essential he has been to this organization and our confidence about what’s ahead.”
Guido also serves as chairman and CEO of Elevate, a full-service consulting firm supporting high-performing organizations in sports and beyond.
Guido addressed a few other issues regarding the 49ers, saying he expects the team to give up one of its nine home games next season to play an international game with Mexico City and London the top options.
“Not only do we have global marketing rights in Mexico and the UK but we’ve also played there,” Guido said. “So for us, the familiarity plus the fact that we believe we have a large fan base based off all the data that we’re seeing that you can venture to guess that both of those would be favorable for us.”
Guido said he is also leading the organization's efforts to investigate whether an electrical substation next to the team's practice facility contributes to the team's high injury rate.
Some players have expressed concern and Lynch said the team will look into it. Dr. Allen Sills. the NFL's medical expert, said there is no evidence linking the substation to injuries.
“Our players have asked. They’ve been on podcasts and other media outlets wanting to know a little bit more so John and I are embarking on getting them as much information as we can.” Guido said.
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San Francisco 49ers team president Al Guido speaks at a news conference on his promotion to chief executive officer, in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
San Francisco 49ers team president Al Guido speaks at a news conference on his promotion to chief executive officer, in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he won't tear down the Kennedy Center but said it needs to be closed for about two years for work that cannot be done with patrons coming and going for shows and other performances.
Trump's comments, though, suggested that the interior of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will be gutted as part of the process.
“I’m not ripping it down," the Republican president told reporters following an unrelated announcement in the Oval Office. “I’ll be using the steel. So we’re using the structure.”
Such a project would mark Trump’s latest effort to put his stamp on a cultural institution that Congress designated as a living memorial to President Kennedy, a Democrat, in addition to attempting to leave his mark on Washington through other projects, the most prominent of which is adding a ballroom to the White House.
Trump announced Sunday on social media that he intends to close the performing arts venue on July 4 for about two years, subject to approval by a board led by many of his allies. Trump is also the board's chairman.
The announcement followed a wave of cancellations by leading performers, musicians and groups since the president ousted the previous leadership and his name was added to the building.
Recalling his past career in construction and real estate, Trump said, “you want to sit with something for a little while before you decide on what you want to do.”
Speaking of the Kennedy Center, he said: “We sat with it. We ran it. It's in very bad shape,” asserting that the building is “run down,” “dilapidated” and “sort of dangerous.”
“You can't do any work because people are coming in and out,”
He pegged the cost at about $200 million, including the use of “the highest-grade marbles, the highest-grade everything.”
“We’re fully financed and so we’re going to close it and we’re going to make it unbelievable, far better than it ever was, and we’ll be able to do it properly," Trump said.
He had said last October, also on social media, that the venue would remain open during construction. But on Monday he said that plan was not feasible.
“I was thinking maybe there’s a way of doing it simultaneously but there really isn’t, and we’re going to have something that when it opens it’s going to be brand new, beautiful," Trump said.
“The steel will all be checked out because it’ll be fully exposed,” he said. “It’s been up for a long time, but as anybody knows it was in very bad shape. Wasn’t kept well, before I got there,” he said. “So we’re going to make it, I think there won’t be anything like it in the country.”
Trump promised brand new heating and air conditioning systems as part of his latest construction projects. Since he returned to the presidency, the Kennedy Center is one of many Washington landmarks that he has sought to overhaul in his second term.
He demolished the East Wing of the White House and launched a massive $400 million ballroom project, is actively pursuing building a triumphal arch on the other side the Arlington Bridge from the Lincoln Memorial, and has plans for Washington Dulles International Airport.
A woman walks outside The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
A bronze sculpture of President John F. Kennedy is displayed in the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
