LARRY BERG
Lead Managing Owner
Larry Berg is a Senior Partner at Apollo Global Management and Chairman of McGraw-Hill Education. Berg also serves as board member of the LAFC Foundation.
BRANDON BECK
Co-Managing Owner
Brandon Beck is co-founder of Riot Games and co-creator of the widely popular game League of Legends.
BENNETT ROSENTHAL
Co-Managing Owner
Bennett Rosenthal is Co-Founder and a Director of Ares Management Corporation. He is also Co-Chairman of the Private Equity Group and a member of the Ares Executive Management Committee. In addition, he serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of Ares Capital Corporation and Chairman of the LAFC Foundation.
PETER GUBER
Executive Chairman & Owner
Peter Guber is Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment Group and has been a preeminent entrepreneur in the entertainment, sports, and communications industries. Guber is also operating owner and co-executive chairman of the Golden State Warriors, co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and co-owner of Team Liquid, one of the world’s premier esports brands.
HENRY NGUYEN
Vice-Chairman & Owner
Henry Nguyen is the Chairman of Phoenix Holdings, an investment company with operations in consumer, media, retail, food & beverage, and financial services sectors. He is also the Master Franchisee for McDonald’s restaurants in Vietnam and is one of the Founding Trustees of Fulbright University Vietnam.
RUBEN GNANALINGAM
Director & Owner
Ruben Gnanalingam is the CEO of Westports Malaysia. Gnanalingam is involved with several professional sports businesses including Queens Park Rangers, an English football club that competes in the EFL Championship.
MITCH LASKY
Director & Owner
Mitch Lasky is a general partner at the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Benchmark. He serves on the board of Snap, Inc. and many other early stage technology and entertainment companies.
WILL FERRELL
Owner
Will Ferrell is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He first established himself as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and has starred in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, The Other Guys, and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
EARVIN "MAGIC" JOHNSON
Owner
Earvin “Magic” Johnson is Chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises and a part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Sparks, and eSports franchise Team Liquid. Johnson has become one of the most powerful African-American businessmen in the world with a diverse portfolio including Equitrust and SodexoMAGIC. He is an NBA legend, a two-time Hall of Famer, an entrepreneur, philanthropist and motivational speaker.
MIA HAMM GARCIAPARRA
Owner
Mia Hamm Garciaparra is an entrepreneur and one of the most prolific women’s soccer players of all time. Hamm Garciaparra competed with the U.S. women’s national soccer team for 17 years. She is a two-time World Cup Champion and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist who still holds the national team record in assists.
NOMAR GARCIAPARRA
Owner
Nomar Garciaparra is a former Major League Baseball Player and entrepreneur. Garciaparra is currently a baseball analyst for Los Angeles Dodgers telecasts and radio.
MIKE AROUGHETI
Owner
Mike Arougheti is Co-Founder, CEO, and President, as well as a Director of Ares Management Corporation. He is a member of the Ares Executive Management Committee and the firm’s Management Committee. Mr. Arougheti serves on the Board of Directors of Operation HOPE, a not-for-profit organization focused on expanding economic opportunity in underserved communities.
GOODWIN GAW
Owner
Goodwin Gaw is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Gaw Capital Partners, a global real estate private equity and investment firm. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer at Global Gateway, L.P. and the President at Downtown Properties Holdings and has over 20 years of real estate investment and management experience in the United States and Asia.
CHAD HURLEY
Owner
Chad Hurley is a Co-Founder and Former CEO of YouTube. Hurley is currently the CEO and Founder of MixBit, a next generation collaborative video platform that empowers individuals to easily edit and create videos with others around the world.
BRUCE KARSH
Owner
Bruce Karsh is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, a leader among global investment management firms specializing in alternative investments. He is also Chief Investment Officer and serves as portfolio manager for Oaktree’s Global Opportunities, Value Opportunities and Multi-Strategy Credit strategies. Karsh is an Executive Board Member of the Golden State Warriors and Trustee Emeritus of Duke University.
TUCKER KAIN
Owner
Tucker Kain is the Chief Strategy and Growth Officer of Fanatics. Mr. Kain was formerly the President of Business Enterprise for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Managing Director of Guggenheim Baseball Management. Kain was instrumental in the purchase of the Dodgers, the largest team sports transaction in history.
MIKE MAHAN
Owner
Mike Mahan is currently the Chief Executive Officer and director of the SPAC, Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. Mr. Mahan is the former Vice Chairman of Dick Clark Productions, previously having served as CEO and/or President of the company for the past 7 years.
MARC MERRILL
Owner
Marc is co-founder of Riot Games and co-creator of the widely popular game League of Legends. Marc also serves on the board of several non-profit organizations, including: Unite: America, City Year Los Angeles, and the Seal Family Foundation.
IRWIN RAIJ
Owner
Irwin Raij is a business lawyer and Co-Chair of the Sports Industry Group at O’Melveny. Raij advises multiple professional and collegiate sports clients in connection with stadium development (and related ancillary development), franchise acquisition and sales, lease agreements and media rights.
TONY ROBBINS
Owner
Tony Robbins is a Global Entrepreneur, Investor, NY Times #1 Best Selling Author, Philanthropist, and the World’s #1 Life and Business Strategist. Over the last 4 decades, more than 50 million people from over 100 countries have invested in his books, audio and video training and more than 4 million people have attended his live events.
LON ROSEN
Owner
Lon Rosen is the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rosen was influential in guiding Magic Johnson Enterprises to be recognized as one of the most successful minority business companies in the country. He began his sports career with the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings. From there, he started his own sports marketing company, First Team Marketing, and moved into sports marketing and sports representation.
PAUL SCHAEFFER
Owner
Paul Schaeffer is Vice-Chairman/COO of Mandalay Entertainment Group. Schaeffer is responsible for all aspects of the motion picture, sports, and television businesses focusing primarily on the corporate and business operations of those entities. Schaeffer co-founded Mandalay Entertainment Group with Peter Guber in 1995.
BRANDON SCHNEIDER
Owner
Brandon Schneider is President & Chief Operating Officer for the Golden State Warriors, overseeing all business-related operations for the team, Chase Center and Thrive City, a privately-financed sports and entertainment district in San Francisco. Schneider, who has been with the Warriors since 2002, is also the Vice President of the Board for the Warriors Community Foundation.
ALLEN SHAPIRO
Owner
Allen Shapiro is the former Executive Chairman and CEO of Dick Clark Productions (dcp). During his tenure at dcp, Allen was Executive Producer of dcp’s flagship programming and oversaw the development, production and licensing of the company’s other high profile properties. Allen is currently a Managing Partner of Mosaic Media Investment Partners. Mosaic Media was formed as a talent management company representing artists and actors, as well as a production company.
MARK SHAPIRO
Owner
Mark Shapiro is the President of Endeavor. From 2010 - 2014, Shapiro was CEO and Executive Producer of Dick Clark Productions. Prior to that, Shapiro served as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. Shapiro began his career at ESPN, where he rose to become the Executive Vice President of programming and production.
JASON SUGARMAN
Owner
Jason Sugarman has been a principal investor and financier of all asset classes and has led real estate, financial services, and infrastructure investments both domestically and overseas. He is a sports enthusiast and an investor in Marucci Sports, the Oklahoma City Dodgers and Team Liquid. He is married with three boys and lives in Los Angeles, California.
JOE TSAI
Owner
Joe Tsai is a founder and the Executive Vice Chairman of Alibaba Group and has been a member of its board of directors since the company’s inception in 1999. Tsai is the owner of the San Diego Seals and part-owner of the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Liberty.
HARRY TSAO
Owner
Harry Tsao is Co-Founder and Board Member of Kitchen United, Juvo+, & VivoAquatics. He has been a tech investor since 1999 and have invested in 40+ companies. Harry is a part-owner of the Golden State Warriors.
RICK WELTS
Owner
Rick Welts, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, retired as President & COO of the NBA Golden State Warriors in June 2021. In his 46 years in the NBA, Welts has four NBA Championships, two WNBA Championships, and one G-League Championship. Welts oversaw the design and construction of Chase Center that opened in San Francisco in 2019.