Josh Harris
American investor and sports team owner
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| 2024 | Harris and Blitzer formed Unrivaled Sports as a parent company, funded by The Chernin Group. |
| 2023 | Harris buys a minority stake in Joe Gibbs Racing through HBSE. |
| 2023 | Harris and Blitzer explored buying stakes in Manchester United. |
| 2023 | Harris headed an investment group that acquired the NFL's Washington Commanders and FedEx Field. |
| 2023 | A federal judge dismissed a civil racketeering lawsuit against Harris related to his involvement in Apollo, citing lack of evidence. |
| 2023 | Harris and several investors contributed $50 million to a startup fund for The Messenger, an American news website that has since been defunct. |
| September 2023 | Threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Washington Nationals baseball game. |
| September 2023 | Harris threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Washington Nationals baseball game. |
| 2022 | Established the $5 million Harris Family Fund for Sports Management and Alternative Investments program at Harvard Business School, and donated $1 million to Fund for Health and another million to Penn Med to promote student diversity in clinical medicine and biomedical research. |
| 2022 | Harris left his daily management role at Apollo Global Management to focus on sports investments. |
| 2022 | Harris headed a group that pursued a bid to purchase Chelsea FC before it was sold to Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. |
| 2022 | Harris established the $5 million Harris Family Fund for Sports Management and Alternative Investments program at Harvard Business School. |
| 2022 | Harris invested $10 million in Mosaic Development Partners and formed a joint venture with Canvas Property Group with a goal of acquiring over $1 billion in properties. |
| 2022 | Harris donated $1 million to Fund for Health, a health inequity collaboration fund by Penn Med and Wharton. |
| 2022 | Harris pursued a bid for the New York Mets before the team was sold to Steve Cohen. |
| September 2022 | Harris founded the alternative asset firm 26North, hiring former executives from Brookfield Asset Management, Lehman Brothers, and Goldman Sachs as partners. |
| January 2022 | Harris stepped down as senior managing director at Apollo, remaining on the board of directors until his term ended in October 2022. |
| 2021 | Harris left his position managing daily operations at Apollo Global Management to focus on sports investments. |
| 2021 | Harris bought a 9,100-square-foot mansion in Miami Beach from Marcelo Claure for $32 million. |
| August 2021 | Harris's family office, HRS Management, sold its stake in The Hill, the American political newspaper, to Nexstar Media Group. |
| May 2021 | Harris announced he was stepping down from his day-to-day responsibilities at Apollo after being passed over for the CEO position for Marc Rowan. |
| 2020 | Committed $20 million through HBSE to fight racial injustice following the George Floyd protests, and donated over $7 million worth of food and medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | Harris committed $20 million to fight racial injustice following the George Floyd protests. |
| 2020 | Harris donated $2 million to The Bridgespan Group to expand their nonprofit programs in Philadelphia and Camden. |
| June 2020 | Harris and Blitzer bought a combined $140 million stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. |
| 2017 | Throughout the year, Harris met with senior Trump administration advisor Jared Kushner to discuss infrastructure policy and a potential White House job. |
| November 2017 | Harris bought the Dommerich Mansion, a 21,000-square-foot townhouse in the Upper East Side of New York City, for $52 million. |
| September 2017 | Harris and Blitzer founded Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) to consolidate their sports ventures. |
| 2016 | Harris partnered with After-School All-Stars, providing a $1 million grant for six schools in Newark, Philadelphia, and Camden. |
| September 2016 | Harris and Blitzer bought the esports organizations Dignitas and Apex Gaming and merged them under the Dignitas brand. |
| 2015 | Harris bought an 18% stake in the English football club Crystal Palace, operating as a general partnership. |
| 2015 | Harris established the $5 million Harris Center for Precision Wellness at New York's Icahn Genomics Institute. |
| December 2015 | Harris agreed to a suggestion by NBA commissioner Adam Silver to hire Jerry Colangelo as team chairman of the 76ers. |
| 2014 | Harris founded Harris Philanthropies. |
| 2013 | Received the Outstanding American Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. |
| 2013 | Harris led an investment group that acquired the NHL's New Jersey Devils and the Prudential Center. |
| November 2013 | Harris sold his investment in LyondellBasell for a profit of $9.6 billion, marking one of the largest gains in private equity history. |
| 2011 | Harris was inducted into Kappa Beta Phi, a Wall Street fraternity. |
| 2011 | Harris finished the Philadelphia Marathon in 3:48:12. |
| 2011 | Harris headed an investment group that acquired the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. |
| 2010 | Harris finished the New York City Marathon in 3:53:41. |
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