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Name

Leslie Alexander

Primary Residence

Houston, Texas

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, New York University | Doctor of Jurisprudence, Western State University College of Law

Citizenship

United States

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

sports team, Self Made

Net Worth

$2,100,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/leslie-alexander

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

1168

Forbes Philanthropy Score

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#1168 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#383 Forbes 400 2018

Forbes List Rank Two: Link

https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/

Summary

In September 2017 Leslie Alexander agreed to sell the Houston Rockets NBA team to Tilman Fertitta for $2.2 billion, 25 times what he bought it for.Alexander paid $85 million for the Rockets in 1993, just before Hakeem Olajuwon led the team to NBA titles in the next two seasons.He debuted on the Forbes 400 in 2006 due to his stake in student loans securitizer First Marblehead, though the Rockets proved a better investment.Alexander started building his fortune by trading bonds after getting a degree at Brooklyn Law School.

Did you know?

Alexander dropped out of Brooklyn Law School at age 21 after his father died and headed to Wall Street to help provide for his mother.Outside of business, Alexander is an animal lover; he funds a horse sanctuary in Middleburg,Virginia named after his mother, Evelyn.

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Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Alexander_(businessman)