American Joshua Harris is one of the senior managing directors of Apollo Global Management. This is one of the world’s largest alternative investment firms founded by Josh, Leon Black and Mark Rowan.
Joshua owns New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League, Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. Joshua owns 18% stake in Crystal Palace FC of the English Premier League.
Personal Life of Joshua
In 1965, Joshua “Josh” Harris was born to a Jewish family. He was raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He attended high school at The Field School, Washington D.C. Josh got BS degree from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. While in College, Josh did wrestling. Joshua worked at Drexel Burnham Lambert with fellow Drexel alumnus Leon Black and Marc Rowan. However, there was a scandal and fall of Drexel Burnham Lambert.
In 1990, Josh along with Leon Black and Mark Rowan founded Apollo Global Management. Ever since, Joshua works as a senior managing director of the private equity mega-fund investment Company. Joshua is the managing partner of an investment group. They won $280 million bid and got the Philadelphia 76ers from Comcast Spectator (2011). Joshua met his wife, Marjorie Rubin, while he was working on his MBA from Harvard. Joshua and Marjorie have five children.
Family of Joshua
Wife of Joshua
Marjorie Rubin is the daughter of Albert Rubin and Lillian Rubin. She met Joshua Harris while he was studying for his MBA at Harvard. She is the wife of Joshua Harris is known as Marjorie Harris. The couple has three sons and two daughters. The names of the children are Bridget Harris, Hannah Harris, Stuart Harris, Thomas Harris and Pierce Harris. She works at Mount Sinai Medical Centre.
Grandfather and Father of Joshua
Joshua’s grandfather, Morris, was an electrician. He also owned a toy store in Newark. Josh remembers him well. Josh’s father, Jacob, graduated as valedictorian from Caldwell High School. He qualified and worked as an orthodontist. Jacob also was talented in comic opera. He enacted Placido Domingo in the 1995 production of “The Barber of Seville”. According to The Washington Post, Jacob Harris was a “worthy support.” Jacob Harris passed away in 2007.
Net Worth of Joshua
Joshua Harris is net worth of $3 Billion according to Forbes Magazine. He was ranked at the 745th spot in the list of world billionaires which was published by Forbes in 2017. He was ranked as the 272nd richest American in the Forbes list of richest Americans 2017. He was ranked at 274th spot in the Forbes list of 400 world billionaires. Harris currently lives in New York City, New York.