Jeffrey Lurie

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American businessman and sports team owner, Lurie is the owner, CEO and Chairman of the Philadelphia Eagles football franchise. Lurie bought the team for $185 million in 1994 and first took full control of the team in 1995. That year The Sporting News named him NFL Owner of the Year. Since then the team has made it to the playoffs six times and in 2004 took the NFL Championship. In 2004 Forbes valued the team at $833 million, a financial tribute to Lurie’s talents as investor and businessman. His style is to take bold moves, make tough decisions about players and to keep a watchful eye on salaries. Before buying the club, Lurie founded Chestnut Hill Productions, a Los Angeles-based film company, in 1985 and has served as its president and chief executive officer. He and his family are primary shareholders of the Neiman Marcus Group. Lurie believes in giving back to the community and started a non-profit, charitable wing of the team named Eagles Youth Partnership. He has earned recognition for his role in promoting racial and religious tolerance. Armed with a B.A. from Clark University, a master's degree in psychology from Boston University and a Ph.D in social policy from Brandeis University, he was an adjunct assistant professor of social policy at Boston University prior to entering the business world. He and his wife have two children. Link to Wikipedia biography