Mat Ishbia

Mathew Randall Ishbia (born in 1980) is an American billionaire businessman who is CEO and chairman of mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage. He is the majority owner of the Phoenix Suns of the NBA and Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA alongside his older brother Justin. Early life and education Ishbia was raised in a Jewish family in Birmingham, Michigan. He played basketball as a walk-on point guard for Michigan State from 1999 to 2002 and was a member of the team that won the national championship in 2000. Career In 2013, Ishbia became the CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage, a mortgage lender founded by his father in 1986. In 2015, under his leadership, the company marked a momentous accomplishment as it secured the top position as the leading wholesale mortgage lender in the country for the very first time. In 2019, Ishbia published his debut book titled "Running the Corporate Offense: Lessons in Effective Leadership from the Bench to the Board Room."