Jeanie Buss: Lakers President, Career, Family and Net Worth

Jeanie Buss is an American sports executive, the president and controlling owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, and a co-owner of Women of Wrestling. She began working in her family’s sports businesses while studying at the University of Southern California. She later managed the Los Angeles Strings tennis team, owned the Los Angeles Blades roller-hockey team, and served in executive roles at the Great Western Forum and the Lakers. After her father, Jerry Buss, died in 2013, she became the Lakers’ controlling owner and team president. In 2020, she became the first woman controlling owner to lead an NBA team to a championship. Estimates of her personal net worth vary widely because much of her wealth is tied to the Lakers’ ownership structure.

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