Rank #2444
Jahm Najafi
Net worth $1.7B
Investments · United States
- Born
- Mar 19, 1963
- Age
- 63
- Source
- Investments
- Residence
- Paradise Valley, Arizona
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Economics, University of California Berkeley
Net worth over time
Biography
- Jahm Najafi is a Phoenix-based private equity investor whose portfolio includes direct-to-consumer brands and minority stakes in sports teams.
- An Iranian by birth, Najfi's family immigrated to the U.S. when he was a child.
- After a stint on Wall Street and his older brother's Pivotal Group real estate firm, Najafi launched his own investment firm, Najafi Companies.
- His most lucrative acquisition was a $100 million bet in 2003 on domain registrar Network Solutions, which he sold for $800 million in 2007.
- Najafi acquired 10% of the Phoenix Suns in 2009 and rolled forward his stake when a group led by billionaire Mat Ishbia bought the team for $4 billion in 2023.
- Najafi previously owned a minority stake in British Formula 1 team McLaren Racing, which he sold in a 2025 deal that valued McLaren at $4.5 billion.
- Najafi's MSP Sports Capital has invested in several European football clubs alongside billionaire Blackstone executive David Blitzer.
Financial assets
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