Jason M Levien was born on 1973 and is an American sports executive, investor and law professor.
25 Facts About Jason Levien
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Jason Levien is the CEO and Co-Chairman of Major League Soccer club DC United and the Chairman of the Brisbane Bullets, an Australian basketball club.
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Jason Levien is the founder and principal of investment firm Neivel Capital and 82nd Street Partners and an adjunct professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School.
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Jason Levien was born into a Jewish family and raised in Metropolitan New York.
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Jason Levien's father worked as an attorney and business executive, representing athletes and sports professionals including Hector "Macho" Camacho, while his mother was a teacher.
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Jason Levien played on the basketball team during his time at Pomona College, where he graduated in 1993.
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Jason Levien later attended the University of Michigan School of Law where he was an editor of the law review.
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Jason Levien then went on to work as a member of the front offices of the Sacramento Kings and Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA.
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Jason Levien was an adjunct professor at the UC Berkeley School of Law where he taught sports law.
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In 2007, Jason Levien negotiated a $55 million deal with the Sacramento Kings on behalf of the Kings' leading scorer, Kevin Martin.
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On July 31,2008, Jason Levien negotiated what was the largest contract in the history of the Chicago Bulls, a six-year, $80 million agreement for his client, Luol Deng.
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Jason Levien represented Omri Casspi and Yotam Halperin, two of the first Israeli players drafted into the NBA, Ukrainian-born center, Kyrylo Fesenko, Courtney Lee, Hedo Turkoglu and Earnest Graham, among others.
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An article chronicling three of Jason Levien's clients drafted by the NBA in 2006, appeared in The New York Times Play Magazine in October 2006.
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In 2011, Jason Levien emerged as part of an investment group along with Josh Harris, David Blitzer, Michael Rubin and actor Will Smith that purchased the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Jason Levien sold his stake in the Sixers to join new Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera's ownership group.
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Jason Levien's partners include Justin Timberlake, Peyton and Ashley Manning, Harold Ford Jr.
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Jason Levien oversaw the Memphis Grizzlies' basketball and business operations from 2012 until June 2014, hiring then-head coach Dave Joerger and current VP of Basketball Operations John Hollinger.
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In 2014, Jason Levien led the successful efforts for a public-private economic development project with the District of Columbia for a new stadium in Washington, DC.
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MLS Commissioner Don Garber stated on December 2,2014: "Jason Levien has done an incredible job," Garber said.
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Jason Levien serves as Chairman of the Bullets and his partners include NBA Hall of Famer George Gervin, and NBA Champion Khris Middleton.
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Jason Levien is an investor in media, hospitality, real estate and technology.
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Jason Levien has served as a Democratic strategist and campaign consultant.
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Jason Levien was credited as the speechwriter for the Keynote Speech at the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles given by Congressman Harold Ford Jr.
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Jason Levien has appeared as a weekly on-air commentator on WFOR-TV in Miami until 2006, and has been a guest on ESPN, ESPNews and National Public Radio regarding the business of professional sports and the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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Jason Levien is divorced from Meredith Kopit Levien; they have one child.