Directory: Steve Stowe

Currently, in his twelfth full season with the Miami HEAT and his sixth within Basketball Operations, Steve Stowe serves as the Executive Director of the Miami HEAT Charitable Fund. Stowe oversees the fundraising arm of the team, while working alongside the players and coaches to support their local philanthropic endeavors, including the Corporate Education Community Outreach Ticket Program and Pat Riley’s military appreciation initiative, Home Strong. 

Stowe organizes the annual Miami HEAT Family Festival and private team concert & dinner events, as well as other various special events that benefit the Miami HEAT Charitable Fund. As a result of these efforts, over $15 million has been raised for local non-profit beneficiaries since the inception of the Foundation. 

Prior to taking on the role of Executive Director, he served as the HEAT’s Director of Community Affairs, where he and his staff focused on social responsibility issues and the league's internationally-recognized youth-serving projects that support education, at-risk youth, family development, and health-related causes.

Stowe serves as a Board Member for the Dade Schools Athletic Foundation, the Miami Beach Police Athletic League, the Jackson Memorial Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Voices for Children Foundation. He has also worked on the Zo’s Summer Groove Event Steering Committee and has participated with the Univision/Premios Juventud Scholarship Selection Panel.

A native of Miami Beach, FL, Stowe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a minor in Economics from the University of Florida, as well as a master’s degree in Sports Management and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Barry University and was selected as the recipient of Barry University’s 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award.  Stowe and his wife, Johanna, are proud parents of their 2 year old son, Zayden.