Lewis Wolff

For the Wisconsin politician, see Louis Wolf.
Lewis N. Wolff
Born1935 (age 88–89)
St. Louis
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin (B.A.)
Washington University in St. Louis (M.B.A.)
OccupationInvestor
Known forFormer owner and current chairman emeritus for the Oakland Athletics
Former owner of the San Jose Earthquakes
SpouseJean Wolff
Children3

Lewis N. Wolff (born December 13, 1935) is an American real estate developer. Wolff had been co-chairman of the Board of Sunstone Investors, Inc. from October 2004 to April 2014.[1] Wolff owned sports franchises. He was most well known for his ownership of the Oakland Athletics and as the co-owner of the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. However, in November 2016, Wolff sold his share[2] in the Oakland Athletics to John J. Fisher, and currently serves as the team's Chairman Emeritus.[3] Wolff is credited with the redevelopment and revitalization of downtown San Jose, California where he was the largest developer of offices, hotels, and parking for many years.

  1. ^ "Lewis Wolff - Forbes". forbes.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  2. ^ Ozanian, Mike (November 18, 2016). "Fisher Family Buys Remaining Stake Of Oakland Athletics From Wolff". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Oakland A's". LEW WOLFF. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2017-04-16.