Jeanie Buss’s Wiki, Age, Bio, Height, Husband, Career, Net Worth

Jeanie Buss is an American Sports Executive. Jeanie Buss is popular as the president and half-owner of the National Basketball Association’s Los Angeles Lakers franchise. She also owned a roller hockey club, “the Los Angeles Blades”.

Wiki, Bio, Age,  Family, Siblings, Childhood & Education

Jeanie Buss was born in Santa Monica, California, on September 26, 1961. She is 60 years old and born under the sign of Libra. Her full name is Jeanie Marie Buss, and she is of American descent.

Jerry Buss is her father’s name, and Joann Mueller is her mother’s. Johnny, Jim, and Janie are her three siblings’ names. Jeanie’s parents split in 1972, leaving her feeling emotionally abandoned. She attended World Team Tennis meetings with her father, who owned the Los Angeles Strings when she was 14 years old. She also moved in with her father at Pickfair when she was 17 years old. Buss also grew so familiar with the estate that she gave guided tours of it.

Jeanie’s educational background and credentials include her attendance at Palisades Charter High School. She subsequently moved on to the University of Southern California (USC) for college, where she studied in business and graduated with honors.

Jeanie Buss’s Height, Weight & Body Measurement

Jeanie Buss stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 58 kg. Buss’s other physical measures are 34-25-35 inches for her chest, waist, and hips, respectively. Jeanie also has blonde hair and brown eyes.

Jeanie Buss’s Profession & Career

Jerry, who had controlled the second iteration of the Strings while Buss was a student at USC, chose Jeanie Buss as general manager. The World TeamTennis disbanded in 1978 and was resurrected as TeamTennis in 1981. Jeanie was able to reintroduce professional roller hockey to Los Angeles as the owner of the Los Angeles Blades in Roller Hockey International when the Strings disbanded in 1993. In addition, she was named “Executive of the Year” by the league.

Similarly, she was able to spend four years as president of the “Great Western Forum,” the Lakers’ home venue at the time. She has also been an Alternate Governor on the NBA Board of Governors since 1995. She also became the Lakers’ executive vice president of corporate operations in 1999. Furthermore, Jeanie Buss was designated one of the Top 20 Most Influential Women in Sports by Sporting News in 2005. Then, in 2011, Forbes referred to her as “one of the few influential women in sports management,” while ESPN referred to her as “one of the most powerful women in the NBA.”

In 2013–14, Jeanie Buss was appointed president of the Los Angeles Lakers. She subsequently continued to handle the team’s basketball operations alongside her brother Jim, while also leading the team’s commercial operations. She is the owner of the WOW-Women Of Wrestling, in addition to her Laker’s management. In October 2021, on top of the Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, ViacomCBS Global Distribution President Dan Cohen announced a multi-year distribution arrangement for WOW with her and her long-time business partner David McLane.

Jeanie Buss’s Husband, Marriage & Relationship

In the year 1990, Jeanie Buss married volleyball player Steve Timmons. They divorced, though, after only three years of marriage. She was also engaged for four years to former Lakers coach and former New York Knicks President Phil Jackson, whom she had been seeing since December 1999. However, Jackson ended their engagement in December 2016 due to “career demands and physical distance.” She is now dating comedian Jay Mohr. They’ve both posted photos with each other on their own social media sites.

Jeanie Buss’s Income And Net Worth

Jeanie Buss has a net worth of $500 million, according to celebrity net worth, and her primary sources of income are her profession as a sports executive and her father’s property.

Jeanie Buss’s Social Media(Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

Jeanie Buss maintains a high level of activity across all of her social media sites. She has 287K followers on her Instagram account, which she calls “Jeanie buss.” Similarly, she has a Twitter account with 406.8K followers.

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