Steven Price (businessman)
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J.D. Columbia University School of Law
Minority owner of the Atlanta Hawks.
Steven Price | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 62–63) |
| Education | B.S. Brown University J.D. Columbia University School of Law |
| Occupation(s) | Executive Chairman, Townsquare Media |
| Known for | Co-founder of 25madison, Co-founder of Townsquare Media Minority owner of the Atlanta Hawks. |
| Spouse | Tina Gitlin |
| Parent(s) | Margery and Robert Price |
Steven Price (born 1962) is an American businessman serving as executive chairman of Townsquare Media, and minority owner of the Atlanta Hawks.[1]
Price was born to a Jewish family, the son of Margery and Robert Price.[2] His father was the president of the Price Communications Corporation, a publishing and broadcasting company based in New York City.[2] Price graduated from Brown University Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude and then attended Columbia University School of Law.[1][2] After school, he practiced law at Davis Polk & Wardwell,[2] worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, served as deputy assistant Secretary of Defense, and worked at two private equity firms before co-founding Townsquare Media and 25madison.[1] Townsquare Media owns and operates 360 radio stations in small to mid-sized markets throughout the USA.[1] In 2014, he bought a stake in the Atlanta Hawks from Bruce Levenson.[1] He maintained his share after the team was purchased by a group in 2015 led by Tony Ressler along with Grant Hill, Sarah Blakely, Jesse Itzler, and Rick Schnall for $850 million.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
