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Jeffrey Scott Wilpon (born December 9, 1961) is an American businessman who was an executive vice-president of Sterling Equities, and the owner of the Overwatch League Esports team the New York Excelsior. He is the former COO of the New York Mets baseball team and son of the former principal owner of the New York Mets Fred Wilpon.
By 2008, Sterling Equities had withdrawn approximately $300 million in fictitious profits. [18] In 2012, Sterling Equities including Saul Katz, Greg Katz, Fred Wilpon and Jeff Wilpon settled a lawsuit by trustee Irving Picard that alleged that they had invested in Madoff's Ponzi scheme even though it knew the returns were fraudulent.
On July 12, 2017, Overwatch developer Activision Blizzard officially announced that Jeff Wilpon, co-founder and partner of Sterling.VC, purchased the New York-based Overwatch League franchise for an estimated $20 million. [1] With the purchase, the franchise became the first professional esports team to represent New York City. [2] "We sort of ...
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Seth Wenig/AP/Shutterstock (6306116t)Jeff Wilpon, Fred Wilpon Jeff Wilpon, left, and Fred Wilpon, right, at a news conference, at Citi Field in New YorkMets Baseball ...
The Wilpon family's control of the New York Mets neared its end after 34 years when Major League Baseball owners voted Friday to approve the sale of the team to billionaire hedge fund manager ...
In July 2017, video game company Activision Blizzard announced that Jeff Wilpon, co-founder and partner of Sterling.VC, an investment fund backed by Sterling Equities, had purchased a team, later branded as the New York Excelsior, for the upcoming Overwatch League, a professional, city-based, franchised esports league for the video game Overwatch. [2]
The Wilpon family will stick around a little longer before selling the Mets.
Nelson Doubleday Jr. & Fred Wilpon (1986–2002) Sterling Equities (2002–2020) Steven A. Cohen (2020–present) ... Jeff Wilpon; Jack Zduriencik; David Stearns ...