John Sherman

John J. Sherman (born April 12, 1955) is an American businessman. He is the majority owner of the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Sherman founded and is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Inergy, L.P. Early life Sherman was born in Japan in 1955, where his father served in the United States Air Force. He was the oldest of seven children. He graduated from Ottawa University, where he played as a quarterback for the Ottawa Braves football team. Career Sherman began his business career in telecommunications before shifting to energy. He founded LPG Services Group, which later merged with Dynegy. In 1996, Sherman founded Inergy. It merged with Crestwood Holdings in 2013, reporting an enterprise value of $8 billion. He divested control of the company in 2014. Sherman bought a minority share of the Cleveland Indians in 2016, and became their vice chairman.