Joe Lacob: Principal Owner of the Golden State Warriors

About Joe Lacob: Principal Owner of the Golden State Warriors

Joseph Steven "Joe" Lacob (born January 10, 1956) is an American business executive who was a partner at Kleiner Perkins and is the principal owner of the NBA's Golden State Warriors and the WNBA's Golden State Valkyries. Lacob grew up in a working-class Jewish family in New Bedford, Massachusetts; his father, Sidney, worked at a paper plant and his mother, Marlene, worked nights as a cashier at a supermarket. When he was 13 the family moved to Anaheim, California, and Joe switched his allegiance to the Los Angeles Lakers and Angels. He earned a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from UC Irvine in 1978, a master's in public health (epidemiology) from UCLA and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has been a partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm, since 1987, with investments centered on life sciences, medical technology, the Internet and energy, in enterprises such as AutoTrader.com and Align. Sources: English Wikipedia (Joe Lacob, accessed September 2026).

Basic Information

Principal owner, Golden State Warriors and Golden State Valkyries; partner, Kleiner Perkins

Company Details

Golden State Warriors / Kleiner Perkins

Sports Ownership, Venture Capital

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