Earvin Johnson is a partner of Guggenheim Baseball Management. He became part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 1, 2012. After an NBA Hall of Fame career, Johnson became an entrepreneur, a philanthropist and a motivational speaker. Johnson is chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises (MJE), which provides high-quality products and services that focus primarily on ethnically diverse and underserved urban communities through strategic alliances, investments, consulting and endorsements. The conglomerate, the No. 1 brand in Urban America, is comprised of multiple business entities and partnerships that include Canyon Johnson, a $1 billion real estate fund; Yucaipa Johnson, a $500 million private equity fund; ASPIRE, a new African-American television network; SodexoMAGIC; Magic Airport Holdings; T.G.I.F. Friday’s Restaurant; Inner City Broadcasting Corporation; Magic Johnson Bridgescape Academies, and Vibe Holdings, LLC. Johnson is the chairman of the multi-cultural media company that houses the Vibe, Uptown, and Soul Train brands.
Johnson also serves as chairman and founder of the Magic Johnson Foundation, where his unwavering commitment to transform Urban America continues through HIV/AIDS Awareness & Prevention Programs, Community Empowerment Centers, and the Taylor Michaels Scholarship Program. After an All-America college basketball career at Michigan State in which he led the Spartans to the 1979 NCAA championship, Johnson enjoyed a 13-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a member of five championship teams and won the Most Valuable Player Award and the NBA Finals MVP Award three times each. He was a 12-time All-Star and a nine-time member of the All-NBA First Team. He won a gold medal with the original Dream Team at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. In 1996-97, Johnson was selected to the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. In 2002, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
