13 Facts About Lewis Wolff

Lewis N Wolff was born on December 13,1935 and is an American real estate developer.

Lewis Wolff was most well known for his ownership of the Oakland Athletics and as the co-owner of the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.

However, in November 2016, Wolff sold his share in the Oakland Athletics to John J Fisher, and currently serves as the team's Chairman Emeritus.

Lewis Wolff is credited with the redevelopment and revitalization of downtown San Jose, California where he was the largest developer of offices, hotels, and parking for many years.

Lewis "Lew" Wolff was born on December 13,1935 to a Jewish family in St Louis and was raised in the middle-class suburbs of University City, Missouri.

Lewis Wolff graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, and a fraternity brother of former MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and US Senator Herb Kohl.

In 1958, Lewis Wolff took a job as a real estate appraiser in St Louis.

Lewis Wolff's approach was to find partners willing to fund the majority of the investment then take a more passive role, which would allow Lewis Wolff to directly manage the investment himself.

Lewis Wolff owned interest in eighteen hotel and resort properties around the world, including the Fairmont San Jose Hotel, the Fairmont San Francisco, the Carlyle Hotel in New York, the Four Seasons Hotel Nevis, the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, and the Park Hyatt Sydney.

At the 2007 MLS All Star Game, it was announced that Lewis Wolff had exercised the option, and the Earthquakes began play during the 2008 MLS season.

Lewis Wolff was the Managing Partner of the Oakland A's from 2005 -2015.

Lewis Wolff is an active participant in the A's Home Run Readers program.

Lewis Wolff is married to Jean Lewis Wolff and has three children and four grandchildren.