Paul Wachter

Not to be confused with the Survivor contestant named Paul Wachter.
Paul Wachter
Born1956 (age 67–68)
NationalityAmerican
EducationWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (B.S.)
Columbia Law School (J.D.)
Occupation(s)Investment advisor, entrepreneur, television producer
Spouse
Liza Atkins
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(m. 1987)​

Paul David Wachter is an American businessman and investment adviser whose clients include Arnold Schwarzenegger,[1] LeBron James,[1] U2 frontman Bono,[2] Beats by Dre co-founder Jimmy Iovine,[3] Drake, Billie Eilish and Tom Werner, Chairman of the Boston Red Sox and the Liverpool Football Club.[1][4] He has played a leading role in high-profile investment deals including the 2002 acquisition of the Boston Red Sox by New England Sports Ventures (now Fenway Sports Group), an ownership group he became partner to in 2021.[5][6] Wachter was also a founding member of the board of Beats Electronics since 2008 and led the negotiation of the Beats sale to Apple.[7] Along with LeBron James, he was among the executive producers of the Starz scripted series, Survivor's Remorse, and HBO’s What’s My Name, a documentary on Muhammad Ali, and is the executive producer of the 2023 Netflix series Arnold.[8][9][10] He is now Chairman of the Board of United Talent Agency (UTA).[11]

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  2. ^ Hochschild, Rob. "Career Advice from the Advisor to Lebron, Schwarzenegger, and Jimmy Iovine". Berklee. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Gail (12 June 2014). "Report: LeBron James set for $30 million profit on Apple-Beats deal". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Meet the L.A. investor advising LeBron James, Bono, and Billie Eilish". Fast Company. March 9, 2021.
  5. ^ Futterman, Matthew (7 April 2011). "LeBron James, Fenway in Deal". The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. ^ Roberts, Daniel (13 April 2011). "LeBron's Liverpool deal: A sign of what's to come". Fortune. Fortune. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. ^ Tweedie, Steven (7 April 2015). "The story of how Jimmy Iovine helped Apple strike a deal for HBO Now". Business Insider. Business Insider. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. ^ O'Connell, Michael (10 October 2014). "Starz Hands 'Survivor's Remorse' a Speedy Renewal". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Deadline: Starz CEO Chris Albrecht On 'Survivor's Remorse' Cancellation: "We Gave The Show A Real Shot"".
  10. ^ "LeBron James, Maverick Carter to produce Muhammad Ali HBO documentary". USA Today. December 12, 2016.
  11. ^ "UTA Adds Paul Wachter and Ceci Kurzman to Board, Wachter to Serve as Chairman as Jim Berkus Steps Down". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-02.