Jeff Vinik: Owner of Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Red Sox
Jeff Vinik is a successful American businessman with a net worth of $600 million. He owns the National Hockey League team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and is also a minority owner of the Major League Baseball team, the Boston Red Sox.
Before his foray into sports team ownership, Vinik managed the Fidelity Magellan Fund from 1992 to 1996. He then founded the hedge fund Vinik Asset Management, which he closed down in 2013 and distributed $9 billion in assets.
Vinik purchased the Lightning in 2010 for $170 million from Oren Koules and Len Barrie. He also acquired the Tampa Bay Storm arena football team in 2011, which unfortunately folded in 2017.
Aside from his business ventures, Vinik has donated millions to Duke University and helped build a Jewish Community Center in Tampa.
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