Patrick Dumont was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2016 and President and Chief Operating Officer in 2021.
11 Facts About Patrick Dumont
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In 2023, the Adelson-Patrick Dumont family purchased the majority controlling interest in the Mavericks, with Patrick Dumont becoming the team's governor, replacing Mark Cuban.
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Patrick Dumont earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
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Patrick Dumont served in a variety of strategy, operating, and finance positions, rising to senior vice president before being named the company's Chief Financial Officer in March 2016.
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In 2015, Patrick Dumont brokered the deal for Sheldon Adelson to purchase the newspaper Las Vegas Review-Journal for $140 million in his role overseeing the Adelson family's investments.
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Patrick Dumont became the Mavericks' governor and representative to the NBA Board of Governors.
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Long-term, Patrick Dumont expressed the potential to develop destination resorts in Texas, including the opportunity to build a new arena for the Mavericks as part of a large-scale entertainment complex in a destination resort.
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Patrick Dumont announced the NBA China Games, to be held at the Venetian Arena in Macao in October 2025.
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Patrick Dumont was the "ultimate decision maker" of the widely criticized blockbuster trade of star Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers on February 1,2025, according to Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison.
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Patrick Dumont stated there were no plans to relocate the team away from Dallas.
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Patrick Dumont married Sivan Ochshorn, Miriam Adelson's second daughter from her first marriage, in 2009.