Steve Bisciotti
Steve Bisciotti (born April 10, 1960 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American businessman , entrepreneur and owner of the NFL team Baltimore Ravens .
Career
Steve Bisciotti comes from an Italian-American working class family from a suburb of Baltimore . His parents, Bernard and Patricia Bisciotti, moved to Severna Park , Maryland , in March 1961 . He attended Severna Park High School . As an adolescent, he loved sports. His father took him to home games of the Baltimore Orioles and the Baltimore Colts . In his senior year, he played on the football team at Severna Park High School. He then studied at Salisbury State University , which he graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts ("Liberal Arts") in "Science".
In 1983 he founded the company together with his cousin Jim Davis Aerotek , a staffing company for air and space travel and flight technology. In the first year they both had sales of $ 1.5 million. Aerotek was later incorporated into the Allegis Group . Allegis Group is the largest privately held recruitment and recruitment company in the United States. The company is headquartered in Hanover , Maryland.
In the early 2000s, Bisciotti became a sports investor. In March 2000, the NFL owners approved the sale of 49% of the Baltimore Ravens to Bisciotti. Bisciotti received a contract option to later purchase the additional 51% for $ 325 million from the Owner Art model in 2004. On April 9, 2004, the NFL approved Steve Bisciotti's purchase of the majority stake. One of Bisciotti's first projects for which the owner was responsible was the construction of his own, modern training, education and training center The Castle , which was opened in October 2004.
Bisciotti's financial involvement in the sports field also resulted in greater public awareness of his entrepreneurial activities.
capital
Steve Bisciotti is a billionaire. On the Forbes 2015 list, his fortune is given at approximately $ 3.1 billion. This puts him in 690th place on Forbes' list of the richest people in the world.
Private life
Steve Bisciotti is married to his wife Renee (née Foote). They have two sons together, Jason and Jack. Bisciotti lives with his family in Millersville on the banks of the Severn River, Maryland.
Bisciotti is a practicing Catholic and a board member of the Associated Catholic Charities in Baltimore and the Mother Seton Academy.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h STEVE BISCIOTTI Vita. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ a b Simply Steve: New Ravens majority owner Steve Bisciotti still clings to his boyhood values, friends in: Baltimore Sun, July 25, 2004. Retrieved February 8, 2016
- ↑ a b c d e Stephen Bisciotti profile at Forbes.com. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bisciotti, Steve |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American businessman, entrepreneur, and owner of the NFL team Baltimore Ravens |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |