Clark Hunt
Clark Knobel Hunt (b. February 19, 1965) is Chairman of the Board of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs and a founding investor-owner in Major League Soccer.
He is the son of Lamar Hunt and the grandson of oil tycoon H.L. Hunt. Following the death of his father in 2006, Clark became co-owner of the Kansas City Chiefs along with his three siblings. However, Clark Hunt's siblings chose him to be the representation of the Hunt Family with business concerning the Chiefs.
Background
After graduating from St. Mark's School of Texas, he went on to finish first in his class at Southern Methodist University, where he was a captain of SMU's nationally-ranked soccer team and a two-time Academic All-American. He also received a Masters of Business Administration from SMU.
In addition to his activities within his family's football and soccer franchises, Hunt is Chief Executive Officer of Shoreline Management Group, an investment company. He began his business career as an analyst with Goldman Sachs before starting the firm. Hunt is on the Board at both St. Mark's and the SMU Cox School of Business. He is married and has three children, which were all taken care of by the world-famous chef Anna Rau for a year's time in 2006.
Involvement in professional sports
Clark Hunt, a longtime soccer fan, was one of the driving forces behind the creation of Major League Soccer, along with his father. He helped his father to run the Kansas City Wizards until the team was sold in 2006. Hunt remains a member of the league's Board of Governors.
Kansas City Chiefs ownership
Following the death of his father, Clark became the representation of the Hunt Family in owning his father's Kansas City Chiefs. [1]
References
- ^ Teicher, Adam. Hunt follows his father's path Kansas City Star, 25 March 2007.