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Mat Ishbia · Sports

What

Majority owner of the Phoenix Suns (NBA) and Phoenix Mercury (WNBA) since 2023; CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage. Grew up in a Jewish family near Detroit; named Detroit Jewish News athlete of the year in 1998.

When

1980, Birmingham, Michigan, USA

Where

Birmingham, Michigan, USA

Biography

Mat Ishbia is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Majority owner of the Phoenix Suns (NBA) and Phoenix Mercury (WNBA) since 2023; CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage. Grew up in a Jewish family near Detroit; named Detroit Jewish News athlete of the year in 1998.

How & why

Mat Ishbia is an American businessman who grew up in a Jewish family near Detroit and was named the Detroit Jewish News athlete of the year in 1998. He is the CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage, one of the largest mortgage lenders in the United States. Since 2023 he has been majority owner of the NBA's Phoenix Suns and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.

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Source: The Forward / JNS

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Majority owner of the Phoenix Suns (NBA) and Phoenix Mercury (WNBA) since 2023; CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage. Grew up in a Jewish family near Detroit; named Detroit Jewish News athlete of the year in 1998.

1980

Source: The Forward / JNS