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Thomas Dundon
United States 54 years old
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- financial services
- Industry
- Sports
- Residence
- Dallas, Texas
Biography
Thomas Dundon founded subprime auto lender Drive Financial in 1997, sold it to Santander and exited with $700 million in 2015.
He acquired a majority stake in the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes in 2018.
In 2019 Dundon invested $70 million into the now-defunct Alliance of American Football.
Dundon in 2025 put together a consortium of investors to acquire the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers for $4.2 billion.
Dundon's pickleball empire includes control over the United Pickleball Association, the PPA Tour and gear seller Pickleball Central.
About
Dundon was president of the Phi Gamma Delta frat at Southern Methodist University, where he studied economics and graduated 1993.