Josh Harris

Joshua Jordan Harris (born December 1964) is an American investor, sports team owner, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of the private equity firm Apollo Global Management and the principal owner and managing partner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, the NHL's New Jersey Devils, and the NFL's Washington Commanders. Harris is also a general partner of the English football club Crystal Palace and a minority owner of Joe Gibbs Racing. He holds a net worth of over $7 billion. Harris was born in Chevy Chase, Maryland, later graduating with a degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1986. He worked two years at the former investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert before leaving for Harvard Business School to earn an MBA. Harris founded Apollo with Leon Black and Marc Rowan in 1990 and led its day-to-day operations until stepping down in 2022 to focus on sports management and philanthropic pursuits. Harris led investment groups that acquired the 76ers in 2011, the Devils and Prudential Center in 2013, and the Commanders and FedExField in 2023. Other companies he founded include Harris Philanthropies with his wife Marjorie in 2014, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment with investment partner David Blitzer in 2017, and the alternative assets firm 26North in 2022. Harris is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and formerly served on the United States Olympic Committee. Early life and education Harris was born in December 1964 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He grew up playing several sports and considers them as having developed work ethic. He cited his favorite sport as wrestling after winning a summer camp tournament at the age of nine. Harris graduated from The Field School in Washington D.C. in 1982 and enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences. He transferred to Penn's Wharton School as a freshman due to an affinity for statistics and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics in 1986. As a student, Harris was a member of the Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternities and represented the Penn Quakers in collegiate wrestling. He managed lemonade stands in Washington, D.C. in locations such as Farragut North station and the National Zoo during his freshman and sophomore summer vacations.