Josh Harris Parents: Who Are Josh Harris Parents?: Josh Harris, officially known as Joshua Jordan Harris is an American private equity investor and philanthropist born in December 1964
He grew up in the Washington metropolitan area and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics before receiving an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Harris co-founded Apollo Global Management in 1990 with Leon Black and Marc Rowan and handled most of its day-to-day operations from its foundation until leaving to focus on other ventures.
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In the early 2010s, he led investment groups that purchased the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).
He also established Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) in 2017 with partner investor David S. Blitzer, which oversees the 76ers and Devils among other brands and businesses.
Additionally, Harris is a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) and a general partner of Premier League team Crystal Palace F.C.
In 2014, Harris established the Harris Family Charitable Foundation, which is now known as Harris Philanthropies, as a philanthropist.
In 2015, he pledged to provide the Philadelphia Police Athletic League $3.5 million over the course of five years.
In February 2019, he donated $10 million to the University of Pennsylvania and established the Harris Family Alternative Investments Program for the school
In August 2020, Harris donated $2 million to The Bridgespan Group to launch a leadership program to serve Philadelphia-area nonprofit organizations
In April 2023, Josh Harris hit major headlines after he and Washington Commanders owner, Dan Snyder reached a preliminary nonexclusive agreement on a sale of the franchise to Harris’ group for an NFL-record price of $6.05 billion
The nonexclusive deal is fully financed but not signed, meaning another group could still come in and buy the team. Any deal also has to be submitted and approved by league owners.
The National Football League will have to approve this deal once both parties finalize the contract details and negotiations.
Josh Harris Parents: Who Are Josh Harris Parents?
Josh Harris was born in Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States to his parents; Jacob Harris (father) and Sylvia Harris (mother).
Josh Harris’s parents live their lives away from the eyes of the public hence not much is known about them. Information regarding their date of birth, ages, and occupation was not available at the time of this writing.
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