Josh Harris
Josh Harris is an investor, business leader and philanthropist whose career spans private equity, sports, entertainment, impact and more.
Josh is the Founder of 26North, a next-generation, multi-asset class alternatives platform that invests across a variety of strategies, including private equity, credit and insurance and reinsurance solutions.
Prior to founding 26North, Josh co-founded Apollo Global Management and spent over thirty years building the firm into the world’s second-largest alternatives and largest alternative credit manager. Josh is responsible for some of the firm’s most successful private equity investments, including the LyondellBasel transaction, one of the most profitable deals in private equity history.
Josh is also the Founder and Managing General Partner of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE). In connection with the HBSE portfolio, he is the Managing Partner of the Philadelphia 76ers, recently named the Most Innovative Sports Team in the US and fifth in the world by Sports Innovation Lab. Josh is also a General Partner of the Crystal Palace Football Club in the Premier League and a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL.
Josh and his wife, Marjorie, founded Harris Philanthropies to advocate for youth and community development through equitable and inclusive investing in sports, enhanced wellness and education. Across their charitable platform, they have become one of the largest supporters of after-school sports programming, helping over 100,000 youth annually across the country.
In connection with the Sixers Youth Foundation and Devils Youth Foundation, Josh supports Philadelphia, Newark and Camden by partnering with local hospitals, youth centers, schools and food distribution centers for civic growth and relief.
Josh holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was named a Baker Loeb Scholar, and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business with a B.S. in Economics. He currently serves on the Boards of Harvard Business School, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the NBA, and the NHL.
Josh and his wife, Marjorie, have been married for over 25 years and live in Miami with their five children.
