Ryan Smith (businessman)

Ryan Smith
Smith in 2023
Born (1978-06-28) June 28, 1978 (age 46)
Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Alma materBrigham Young University (BS)
TitleExecutive chairman, Qualtrics
SpouseAshley Smith
Children5

S. Ryan Smith (born June 28, 1978) is an American billionaire businessman and chairman of Smith Entertainment Group. He is the executive chairman and co-founder of Qualtrics, an experience management company based in Provo, Utah.[1][2][3] Smith is also owner of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Utah Hockey Club of the National Hockey League (NHL) in Salt Lake City, and co-owner of Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer (MLS) with sports investor David Blitzer.

  1. ^ Levy, Ari (January 28, 2021). "Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith made $153 million in Qualtrics IPO a day after his NBA team snagged first place". CNBC. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Semerad, Tony; Larsen, Andy (October 28, 2020). "What you need to know about Ryan Smith, the new owner of the Utah Jazz". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Konrad, Alex (October 19, 2018). "Utah Cloud Unicorn Qualtrics Files To Raise Up To $200M In IPO". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.