Frank McCourt (executive), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Frank McCourt (executive)

American businessman

Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1953

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Frank McCourt (executive)

  • Frank H.
  • McCourt Jr.
  • (born August 14, 1953) is an American businessman, chairman of McCourt LP, chairman and CEO of McCourt Global, and current owner of the Los Angeles Marathon and football club Olympique de Marseille.
  • He was the owner and chairman of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Dodger Stadium from 2004 to 2012. In 2004, he purchased a controlling interest of the Dodgers from Fox Entertainment Group, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.
  • Prior to purchasing the Dodgers and moving to Los Angeles, McCourt was a Boston real estate developer, whose family resided in Brookline, Massachusetts. In 2013, he donated $100 million to establish the McCourt School of Public Policy, the ninth school of Georgetown University. On August 29, 2016, Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, the then owner of the French Ligue 1 club, Olympique de Marseille and the Marseille mayor, Jean-Claude Gaudin, stated during a press conference with McCourt that McCourt had agreed to purchase Olympique de Marseille.
  • The deal was completed in Paris on October 17, 2016.

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