1. In June 2022, Smolinisky partnered with Nike founder Phil Knight and submitted an offer of more than $2 billion to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers National Basketball Association franchise.
12 Facts About Alan Smolinisky
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Alan Smolinisky began his career in commercial real estate in the late 1990s while attending the University of Southern California.
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Alan Smolinisky was sold to a private equity firm and publicly traded REIT in summer 2008 for $205 million.
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Alan Smolinisky became an owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the team's home, Dodger Stadium, in 2019, joining partners Mark Walter, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Peter Guber, Bobby Patton, Todd Boehly and Billie Jean King.
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Alan Smolinisky has said the purchase was to honor his immigrant father's love of America and baseball.
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In 2012, Alan Smolinisky purchased the Palisadian-Post, a subscription based newspaper that serves Pacific Palisades, California.
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Alan Smolinisky was raised in Pacific Palisades by immigrant parents from Argentina.
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From an early age, Alan Smolinisky was a voracious reader of newspapers, financial reports and books about business, and reportedly spends five hours per day reading.
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Alan Smolinisky graduated in three years from the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music in 2001.
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Alan Smolinisky is an advocate for bi-partisan common sense immigration reform pressing for a country that is both welcoming and secure.
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Alan Smolinisky serves on the board of directors of Homeboy Industries, a gang intervention organization founded by Jesuit priest Fr.
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Alan Smolinisky served on the board of the ACLU of Southern California from 2004 to 2016.