TODD BOEHLY

Born in 1973 in New York. Grew up in a comfortable family.

Went to Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland, then studied at the College of William & Mary. Started his career at Credit Suisse First Boston in the mid-1990s.

In 2001, he joined Guggenheim Partners, where he eventually became president. At Guggenheim, he helped build the firm into a major force in credit markets, insurance, and media investments.

He was instrumental in Guggenheim's acquisition of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012 for $2.15 billion — at the time the most expensive sports team purchase in history.

In 2015, Boehly left to co-found Eldridge Industries with his own capital. Eldridge became a holding company for his investments across media (MRC, Dick Clark Productions, the Hollywood Reporter), insurance, real estate, tech, and sports.

By 2022, Eldridge had over $50 billion in assets under management.

The Chelsea FC purchase in May 2022 for $3.1 billion made him a global celebrity — and a global target. He spent over $600 million on new players in his first two transfer windows, fired manager Thomas Tuchel three months in, and cycled through multiple coaches.

The spending was historically unprecedented in English football.

Eldridge Industries is the mothership — a diversified holding company with $50 billion+ in assets across media, entertainment, insurance, real estate, and tech. He co-owns the Los Angeles Dodgers (bought for $2.15 billion in 2012 — now worth over $5 billion).

He owns Chelsea FC. He has stakes in MRC (the entertainment company behind the Golden Globes and Hollywood Reporter), Dick Clark Productions, and Security Benefit (a major insurance company).

Also invested in media companies, data firms, and sports analytics startups.

Boehly is a deal junkie. He buys undervalued or underappreciated assets across industries and applies private equity operational playbooks to make them more profitable.

He doesn't stick to one sector — he goes wherever the numbers make sense. Media, sports, insurance, tech, real estate.

His style is basically: find something valuable that's being run poorly, buy it, install better management, and scale.

The Los Angeles Dodgers. Boehly's group bought them in 2012 for $2.15 billion — a record for any sports team at the time.

Everyone said it was overpaying. The Dodgers are now worth over $5 billion and have won a World Series (2020).

The franchise generates massive revenue from ticket sales, broadcasting, and sponsorships. That single investment more than doubled in value in a decade.

Chelsea FC's first two years. The spending was historic — over $1 billion on player transfers in under two years.

But the results were dire. Chelsea fired multiple managers, the team underperformed expectations, and Boehly became one of the most mocked owners in Premier League history.

The "American doesn't understand football" narrative was brutal. The team stabilized eventually, but the early period was a masterclass in how not to enter a new industry.

Buy great assets. Be patient.

Run them better than the last guy. Boehly is a fundamentals guy — he looks at what an asset could be worth if managed properly, not what it's worth today.

He believes media and sports are permanently undervalued because traditional investors don't understand the emotional loyalty and recurring revenue these businesses generate.

Married with children. Lives between New York, LA, and London.

He's a regular at Dodgers and Chelsea games. His social circle spans Wall Street and Hollywood, which is basically the Eldridge business model in human form.

Attended Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland. Bachelor's from the College of William & Mary.

No MBA. Learned finance on the job at Credit Suisse and Guggenheim.

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