17 Facts About David Blitzer

David Scott Blitzer was born on September 7,1969 and is an American investor and sports team owner.

David Blitzer additionally manages several association football clubs under Global Football Holdings and minority owner of the baseball team Cleveland Guardians and the American football team Washington Commanders.

David Blitzer is the first person to own team equity in the five major sports leagues of North America.

David Blitzer graduated from Penn's Wharton School and joined Blackstone in 1991, where he served as the firm's global head of tactical opportunities from 2012 until transitioning to chairman in 2024.

David Blitzer was born on September 7,1969, in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.

David Blitzer joined the private equity firm Blackstone shortly after graduation and worked out of London from 2001 to 2011 to oversee the company's interests in Europe.

David Blitzer is a member of their management committee and headed their global Tactical Opportunities group from 2012 until stepping down and becoming chairman in November 2024.

David Blitzer began contemplating investing in sports after meeting Apollo Global Management co-founder Josh Harris in 2008 at The Punch Bowl, a pub in London.

David Blitzer sold controlling interest in Real Salt Lake, the Royals, and America First Field to Gail Miller in April 2025, with him remaining as a minority investor.

David Blitzer purchased a 25 percent stake in the MLB's Cleveland Guardians in June 2022, with an option to acquire controlling interest in 2028.

David Blitzer is the first person to hold team equity in the five major sports leagues of North America: the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLS, and MLB.

David Blitzer was named to the NHL's Executive Committee in October 2023, which is responsible for vetting new ownership applications, collective bargaining, and league expansion.

David Blitzer is a member of College Sports Tomorrow, a group formed in 2024 consisting of 20 pro team owners, league executives, and college administrators proposing an overhaul to college football, including abolishing conferences and reorganizing Power Five schools in seven divisions of ten each with a system of promotion and relegation for the rest, in addition to changes to NIL deals and the transfer portal.

David Blitzer was among a group of investors in Major League Table Tennis in 2024 and The Snow League, a snowboarding and freestyle skying league, in 2025.

David Blitzer is married to Allison Blitzer; they have five children.

David Blitzer is on the board of trustees of Mount Sinai Health System and Wharton School and is a donor to Hillel International, an organization helping Jewish students.

David Blitzer participated in sports business panels hosted by the Wharton School in 2019 and Sportico in 2022.