Table of Biography
Jeanie Buss is an American Sports Executive. Jeanie Buss is popular as the president and partial owner of the National Basketball Association’s Los Angeles Lakers team. She also owned a roller hockey team, “the Los Angeles Blades”.
Birth Facts and Education
Jeanie Buss was born on September 26, 1961, in Santa Monica, California, USA. She is 61 years old and is under the astrological sign, Libra. She holds American nationality and her full name is Jeanie Marie Buss.
Her father’s name is Jerry Buss and her mother’s name is Joann Mueller. She has three siblings and their names are Johnny, Jim, and Janie. However, her parents divorced in the year 1972, leaving Jenaie feeling emotionally abandoned. When she was 14 years old, she attended World Team Tennis meetings along with her dad, who owned the Los Angeles Strings. And, when she was 17 years old, she moved in with her dad at Pickfair. Also, Buss became so familiar with the estate that she led guided tours.
Regarding Jeanie’s educational background and qualifications, she attended Palisades Charter High School. She then went on to attend college at the University of Southern California (USC), where she majored in business and graduated with honors.
Caption: Jeanie Buss along with her father (Source: CSQ)
Jeanie Buss – Career and Professional Life
She was appointed as the general manager by Jerry who once owned the second incarnation of the Strings while Buss was studying at USC. The World TeamTennis folded in the year 1978 and was revived in the year 1981 as TeamTennis. And, after the Strings folded in the year 1993, Jeanie was able to bring professional roller hockey to Los Angeles as the owner of the Los Angeles Blades in Roller Hockey International. And, the league named her “Executive of the Year”.
Likewise, she even was able to serve four years as president of the “Great Western Forum”, then the home arena of the Lakers. She also served as the Alternate Governor on the NBA Board of Governors since the year 1995. Also, in the year 1999, she became executive vice president of business operations for the Lakers. Moreover, Sporting News in the year 2005 named Jeanie Buss as one of the Top 20 Most Influential Women in Sports. And then in 2011, Forbes called her “one of few powerful women in sports management”, and ESPN said she is “one of the most powerful women in the NBA”.
She was able to become president of the Lakers in 2013–14. She then continued to lead the team’s business operations, while also overseeing its basketball operations by working with brother Jim. In addition to Laker’s management, she is the owner of the WOW-Women Of Wrestling. In October 2021, on top of the Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, ViacomCBS Global Distribution President Dan Cohen announced alongside her and her long-time business partner David McLane that ViacomCBS had entered into a multi-year distribution agreement for WOW.
Caption: Jeanie Buss along with her “the Laker’s Team” (Source: Instagram)
Jeanie Buss – Relationship Status
She tied the knot with volleyball player Steve Timmons in the year 1990. However, they divorced after only three years of their marriage. She also was engaged to former Lakers coach and former New York Knicks President Phil Jackson for 4 years, after dating him since December 1999. However, in December 2016, Jackson cited “professional obligations and the geographic distance” resulting in breaking off their engagement. As of now, she is dating Jay Mohr who is a comedian. Both of them have shared pictures on their respective social accounts.
Body Measurements
Jeanie Buss has a height of 5 feet 7 inches and her weight is 58 Kg. Buss’s other body measurements such as her chest size, waist size, and hip size, are 34-25-35 inches respectively. Moreover, Jeanie has blonde hair and brown eyes.
Caption: Jeanie Buss posing for a picture (Source: Instagram)
Social Media
Jeanie is pretty active on all of her social accounts. She owns her Instagram account under the name “jeaniebuss” and has garnered 287K followers on it. Likewise, she also owns a Twitter account and has 406.8K followers on it.
Jeanie Buss – Net Worth 2023
According to celebritynetworth, Jeanie has a net worth of $500 million and her main income source is her career as a sports executive and also her father’s property.