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What

Owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) from 2010 (sold majority stake in 2024 while retaining a share); former Fidelity Magellan fund manager. Born to a Jewish family in New Jersey.

When

1959, New Jersey, USA

Where

New Jersey, USA

Biography

Jeff Vinik is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) from 2010 (sold majority stake in 2024 while retaining a share); former Fidelity Magellan fund manager. Born to a Jewish family in New Jersey.

How & why

Jeff Vinik is an American investor born to a Jewish family in New Jersey who gained prominence managing Fidelity's Magellan Fund before running his own hedge fund. He owned the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL from 2010, and sold a majority stake in 2024 while retaining a share. His tenure was credited with reviving the franchise and investing heavily in downtown Tampa.

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Source: Wikipedia / Forbes

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Owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) from 2010 (sold majority stake in 2024 while retaining a share); former Fidelity Magellan fund manager. Born to a Jewish family in New Jersey.

1959

Source: Wikipedia / Forbes