Jason M. Levien
Jason M. Levien is the CEO and Co-Chairman of Major League Soccer club D.C. United, a role he has held since 2012. He is also the co-managing owner of Swansea City Football Club in the English Football League and chairman of the Brisbane Bullets in Australia's National Basketball League. He previously served as CEO and Managing Partner of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies and was a co-owner and board member of the Philadelphia 76ers. He is best known for leading the acquisition and financing of professional sports franchises across multiple leagues and continents, including the development of Audi Field, D.C. United's soccer-specific stadium.
“Levien is an active investor in sports-tech and media startups and has built a career financing franchises the way founders finance companies.”
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