Joshua Harris

Joshua Harris is a billionaire American private equity investor who co-founded Apollo Global Management, one of the world’s largest alternative investment firms, and is a senior managing director of the firm.

• Joshua Harris cofounded private equity powerhouse 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 still serves as senior managing director at Apollo, which oversees more than $300 billion in assets.
• He owns a stake in NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, which has more than quintupled in value since he bought it with a consortium for $290 million in 2011.
• The UPenn alum also has stakes in NHL’s New Jersey Devils, and the English Premier League’s Crystal Palace Football Club.
• Harris supports programs for low-income youth like America Scores and After-School All-Stars, which combines sports with academic tutoring.