Lorenzo Fertitta
Sports Executive
Executive and entrepreneur recognized as the chairman and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He and his brother Frank founded the sports promotion company Zuffa and he has served as a co-founder of Station Casinos.
He earned a bachelor's in business administration from the University of San Diego before earning his MBA from New York University in 1993.
Outside of his work with UFC and Station Casinos, he has worked as the director of the American Gaming Association, commissioner on the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and as president and CEO of Gordon Biersch Brewing Company.
He and his wife Teresa have three children named Nicco, Lorenzo, and Angelita.
He was childhood friends with Dana White and it was from him that he purchased the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2001.