Joseph Tsai

Joseph Tsai is a Taiwanese and Canadian business executive, lawyer and philanthropist who is a co-founder and chairman of the Alibaba Group. Born in 1964, he moved from Taipei to the United States as a teenager, played varsity lacrosse at the Lawrenceville School and joined the lacrosse team at Yale as a walk-on. He is better known in sport as an owner: he holds the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA, the New York Liberty of the WNBA and the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League, co-owns the Las Vegas Desert Dogs, chairs J Tsai Sports and invested in the Premier Lacrosse League. He also holds stakes in Los Angeles FC and the Miami Dolphins. His entry sits in the athlete type through his own lacrosse playing days and his wide ownership of professional teams.