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Buss, Jeanie — Los Angeles Lakers
President
Los Angeles Lakers
THE LATEST: The Lakers rebounded into a championship contender during the 2019-20 season after missing the playoffs for the last six seasons. Buss continues to show her leadership abilities in the front office, forging a new direction after Magic Johnson stepped down as the team's president of basketball operations last year. She then stood as a representative for the organization helping to heal the city after the January death of Kobe Bryant.
BACKGROUND: Following the death of its patriarch, Jerry Buss, the Buss family took over ownership of the Lakers in 2013. At that point, Buss& daughter Jeanie had already spent 14 years as the Lakers' executive vice president of business operations, where she was responsible for all aspects of the Lakers organization, including marketing, sponsorships and broadcast partnerships. She worked with brother Jim to oversee the team&s operations until 2017, when she replaced him as head of basketball operations with Johnson. Buss started her career as general manager of World Team Tennis' Los Angeles Strings at age 19.
YEARS ON THE LA500: 5
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