Josh Harris (businessman)

Josh Harris
Harris in 2023
Born	Joshua Jordan Harris December 1964 (age 59) Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
Education	Wharton School (BS, 1986) Harvard Business School (MBA, 1990)
Occupations	Investor sports team owner philanthropist
Employers	Drexel Burnham Lambert (1986–1988) Apollo Global Management (1990–2022)
Organizations	Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Harris Philanthropies Council on Foreign Relations
Title	Managing partner Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) New Jersey Devils (NHL) Washington Commanders (NFL) General partner Crystal Palace (EPL) Minority owner Joe Gibbs Racing
Board member of	Mount Sinai Health System Harvard Business School Wharton School
Spouse	Marjorie Harris ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	5

Joshua Jordan Harris (born December 1964) is an American investor, sports team owner, and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of the private equity firm Apollo Global Management and a 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 holds a minority stake in Joe Gibbs Racing. He has an estimated net worth of around US$9 billion.

Harris was born and raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He graduated with a degree in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1986 before earning an MBA from Harvard Business School (HBS), working two years at the former investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert in between. He founded Apollo with Leon Black and Marc Rowan in 1990 and helped manage its daily operations until leaving in 2022 to focus on sports investments, done frequently in partnership with David Blitzer.

Harris headed investment groups that acquired the 76ers in 2011, the Devils and the Prudential Center in 2013, and the Commanders and Commanders Field in 2023. Other companies founded by him include Harris Philanthropies in 2014, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment with Blitzer in 2017, and the alternative assets firm 26North in 2022. Harris sits on the board of the Mount Sinai Health System, Wharton, and HBS, is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and formerly served as treasurer of the Allen-Stevenson School.