10 Boyd Gaming operations leaders
Ted Bogich, Chief Operating Officer at Boyd Gaming, leads this list of Boyd Gaming operations leaders, which also includes executive and senior vice presidents of operations and vice presidents of slot and hotel operations. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Boyd Gaming from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Alex Petrollini - CHA
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Hotel Operations · Boyd Gaming
Alex Petrollini has been Vice President Hotel Operations at Boyd Gaming since September 2026, based in the New York City area. Alex Petrollini was Executive Vice President at Blue Sky Hospitality Solutions from 2022 to 2026 and President at Blue Ridge Hotel Partners from 2020 to 2022.
Ara Telian
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Slot Operations · Boyd Gaming
Ara Telian has been Vice President Slot Operations at Boyd Gaming since December 2021, based in Henderson, Nevada, and lists Slot Director Orleans & Gold Coast there since 2014. Ara Telian was Regional Slot Director - NV at Boyd Gaming from 2017 to 2022 and Corp Slot Director at Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. from 2003 to 2014.
Chris Colwell
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Operations and Gaming Analytics · Boyd Gaming
Chris Colwell has been Vice President, Operations and Gaming Analytics at Boyd Gaming since January 2026, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chris Colwell was Vice President, Gaming Analytics and Strategy at Boyd Gaming from 2024 to 2026, Vice President, Slot Analytics and Strategy from 2021 to 2024 and Director, Data Strategies from 2018 to 2021.
Darin Roth
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Slot Operations · Boyd Gaming
Darin Roth has been Vice President and Assistant General Manager at Boyd Gaming since June 2025, based in Kansas City, Missouri. Darin Roth was Regional Director of Slot Operations at Boyd Gaming from 2023 to 2025, Director of Slot Operations there from 2022 to 2023 and Director Of Guest Services from 2020 to 2022.
Keith Henson
LinkedInExperience: Senior VP of Operations · Boyd Gaming
Keith Henson has been Senior VP of Operations at Boyd Gaming since October 2018, based in the Kansas City area, and the profile says Keith Henson has senior operating responsibility for several Boyd Gaming properties, including Valley Forge. Keith Henson was Senior VP of Operations at Pinnacle Entertainment from 2012 to 2018.
Mary Ann Burns
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Hotel Operations Boyd Gaming Corporation · Boyd Gaming
Mary Ann Burns has been Vice President Hotel Operations Boyd Gaming Corporation at Boyd Gaming since January 2017, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mary Ann Burns was Director of Hotel and Sales Operations at Stardust Resort and Casino from 1988 to 2006 and Hotel Manager at Frontier Hotel and Casino from 1979 to 1988.
Steve Schutte
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President of Operations · Boyd Gaming
Steve Schutte has been Executive Vice President of Operations at Boyd Gaming since December 2023, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was Senior Vice President of Operations there from 2014 to 2023. Steve Schutte was Senior Vice President of East Region Operations at Station Casinos from 2009 to 2013.
Ted Bogich
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Boyd Gaming
Ted Bogich has been Chief Operating Officer at Boyd Gaming since December 2023 and also lists Executive VP Operations at Boyd Gaming Corporation since 2016. Ted Bogich was Senior VP Operations at Boyd Gaming Corporation from 2013 to 2015 and VP and General Manager at Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa from 2007 to 2012.
Vincent Schwartz
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Operation · Boyd Gaming
Vincent Schwartz has been Senior Vice President Operation at Boyd Gaming since July 2014, based in Biloxi, Mississippi. Vincent Schwartz was VP and General Manager at IP Casino Resort Spa from 2012 to 2014 and Vice President and General Manager at Boyd Gaming from 1998 to 2012.
Ward Shaw
LinkedInExperience: Executive VP Operations · Boyd Gaming
Ward Shaw has been Executive VP Operations at Boyd Gaming since December 2023, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was Sr Vice President of Operations there from 2018 to 2023. Ward Shaw also lists Vice President and General Manager, Ameristar St. Charles at Pinnacle Entertainment from 2014 to 2023.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope, such as company-wide operations, a group of properties, slot operations or hotel operations, to the decision you face. Check when each person started the current role to judge how recent their view is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current operations role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which operating issues need your attention and which your teams should own?
- 03What has your own work taught you about running casino, hotel and slot operations together?
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