Portrait of Tom Werner

Rank #2054

Tom Werner

Net worth $2.0B

Sports teams · United States

Born
Apr 12, 1950
Age
76
Source
Sports teams
Residence
Los Angeles, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Tom Werner rose to prominence as a TV executive, producing hits like That 70's Show and 3rd Rock From The Sun, as well as Roseanne and The Cosby Show prior to their controversies.
  • In 2001, Werner cofounded Fenway Sports Group (then called New England Sports Ventures) and bought the Boston Red Sox for $380 million a year later.
  • Werner owns more than 10% of FSG, which controls the Red Sox, Liverpool FC and the Pittsburgh Penguins, and counts LeBron James as an investor.
  • Werner's first foray into Major League Baseball was as majority owner of the San Diego Padres in 1990.
  • Werner first became a Red Sox fan while studying at Harvard in the late 1960s.