Born: New York
Birthdate: Sept. 8, 1948
Family: Wife, Myrna; two daughters; and four grandchildren. Father is Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg
Education: Yale, B.A., English language and literature (1970); played baseball and soccer, All-Ivy and All-American goalie; UCLA, J.D. (1977)
Board of directors: Jackie Robinson Foundation
1969
Competes in Amateur World Series and receives silver medal with Team USA
1970
Washington Senators amateur draftee
1970-74
Minor league baseball player
1977-89
Player agent with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
1990-93
Deputy commissioner and chief operating officer, Major League Baseball
1994
Co-founder, Classic Sports Network
1997
ESPN purchases Classic Sports Network (ESPN Classic)
2001
Co-founder, College Sports Television (CSTV)
2002
Managing director, Allen & Company
Advises Fred Wilpon on majority acquisition of the New York Mets
2005
Advises Bud Selig on the sale of the Milwaukee Brewers
Retained to sell a 51.5% stake in the Cincinnati Reds on behalf of three minority shareholders
2006
Negotiates New York Mets’ stadium naming rights deal with Citigroup and advises on launch of regional sports network SNY
Structures joint venture between the Big Ten and Fox to form the Big Ten Network, which goes live the following year
2007
Manages sale of Atlanta Braves to Liberty Media
2009
Assists in the launch of MLB Network
Recipient of Yale’s George H.W. Bush Lifetime of Leadership Award
Advises the U.S. Olympic Committee on its partnership with Comcast to launch the U.S. Olympic Network
2010
Ted Leonsis retains Allen & Co. for his acquisition of the Washington Wizards
2011
Advises Drayton McLane on the sale of the Houston Astros to Jim Crane
2012
Allen & Co. helps sell the San Diego Padres for owner John Moores
2014
Allen & Co. leads buy-side efforts for Pegula family’s acquisition of the Buffalo Bills
Advises on the sale of the Milwaukee Bucks to Wes Edens and Marc Lasry
2015
Aids the St. Louis Cardinals on 15-year Fox Sports media rights agreement and a stake in Fox Sports Midwest
2018
Carolina Panthers use Allen & Co. for sale of team to David Tepper
2019
Advises on sale of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center to Joe Tsai
2020
Aids Wilpon family in the sale of New York Mets to Steve Cohen
2022
Denver Broncos hire Allen & Co. to manage team sale process won by Rob Walton
2024
WNBA retains Allen & Co. to lead league’s expansion process
2025
Dan Gilbert hires Allen & Co. to advise on potential sale of up to 15% stake in the Cleveland Cavaliers
Advises on Fenway Sports Group’s agreement to sell the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Hoffman family, subject to NHL approval
