Philadelphia Flyers founder and Comcast-Spectacor chairman Ed Snider ’55 shared the foundational values for his business at the BB&T Colloquium on Capitalism, Ethics, and Leadership on Sept. 29, 2015. During the event, Snider spoke about his journey as an entrepreneur and the philosophy that has guided his career. Rajshree Agarwal, director of the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets, moderated the discussion.

Philadelphia Flyers founder and Comcast-Spectacor chairman Ed Snider ’55 died April 11, 2016, following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 83. Gifts and other support from his foundation enabled the University of Maryland to launch the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets at the Robert H. Smith School of Business in 2014. “From him we learned the importance of helping others and the value of supporting our community and beyond,” his children said in a prepared statement. “He was a man with deep convictions and never hesitated to promote causes in which he believed.”