Josh Harris

$8.79B
as of 07/05/24

About Josh Harris

Josh Harris cofounded alternative investment firm Apollo Global Management in 1990 with fellow billionaires Leon Black and Marc Rowan.

The trio met at investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert, and struck out on their own after the troubled firm filed for bankruptcy.

Harris announced in 2021 he was stepping off of its board and is no longer involved day to day with Apollo.

Harris has a stake in and is Managing Partner of the Philadelphia 76ers, which has more than quadrupled in value since he bought it with a consortium for $290 million in 2011.

The UPenn alum also has stakes in the New Jersey Devils, the Crystal Palace Football Club and the Washington Commanders.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Private equity

Residence

Miami, Florida

Marital status

Married

Birth date

12/29/64 (age 59)

Number of children

5

Education

Master of Business Administration, Harvard University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School

Self-made

self-made

Josh Harris’s fortune is worth

146K

troy ounces of gold

135K

median U.S. household

88K

median U.S. income

0.176%

U.S. credit card volume

0.035%

GDP of the United States

0.026%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

He founded Harris Philanthropies, a nonprofit focused on supporting youth and sports, wellness and disease prevention, and other causes, in 2014.

Net worth over time

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Financial assets

NYSE | APO-US

Apollo Global Management

NYSE | BERY-US

Berry Plastics

NYSE | LYB-US

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