Talk:Josh Harris (businessman)

Updates to the article
Hello,

With the exciting and dynamic nature of this page, and the new nomination for a WP:GA, I would like to suggest the following further additions:

In the Finance and investments section:


 * Add the following to the sentence about 26North:
 * In September 2022, Harris announced the launch of his new alternative asset manager, 26North. Harris and 26North, with $9.5B in assets, recruited senior executives from financial firms, such as Centerbridge Partners and Goldman Sachs.


 * Add the following to the paragraph beginning with "Harris is on the board of Mount Sinai Hospital:"
 * In January 2022, Harris invested $10M in Mosaic Development Partners, a real estate development company based in Philadelphia, to help the Black-owned firm diversify the workforce and support development in disenfranchised communities. His investment in Mosaic aimed to create the largest minority-owned development platform in the eastern US. The investment also contributed to Mosaic building a supermarket in the Sharswood section of North Philly for the first time in 50 years.

In the Philanthropy section:
 * Add the following at the end of the first paragraph:
 * Since 2016, Harris Philanthropies has partnered with After-School All-Stars and supported schools including those in Newark, Philadelphia and Camden. Part of that support included a seven-figure grant.


 * Add the following at the end of the second paragraph:
 * That same year, Harris Philanthropies invested $1M in "Fund for Health", a social initiative by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania-Wharton School to improve social support systems surrounding the health and well-being of economically-disadvantaged Philadelphians, and donated over $1M to Penn Med to promote the medical school’s endeavors in recruiting applicants from diverse backgrounds.

has been working on this article for a while - any thoughts? Thank you! Calesci2 (talk) 20:08, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I've added all of your suggestions but made some minor tweaks to them. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 11:36, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you,, for your helpful additions! Calesci2 (talk) 18:17, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Birthday
His exact birthday would certainly be on some government record or financial document, right? He's been notable for over 30 years but the closest I've been able to find are gov.uk records that just list December 1964. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 13:41, 21 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi Dissident93, thanks for looking into this. Unfortunately, I don't have any official source or document with his birthday
 * Thanks Calesci2 (talk) 19:37, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
 * An anonymous IP added an unsourced date of December 18. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 10:02, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

A few additional requests
Hi, thank you for your help with my requested additions and for continuing to work on updating and improving this page.

In the Finance and private equity section, please tweak the following sentence to reflect the language of the Business Insider article: "In May 2021, Harris announced he was stepping down from his day-to-day responsibilities at Apollo after being passed over as CEO for Marc Rowan, with his large personal focus on sports investments also becoming an alleged source of tension within the company, according to Business Insider.
 * I personally avoid the use of "according to...", but I can add a "reportedly" since it hasn't been proven as fact.

Please add to the second paragraph of the Sports and entertainment section that in 2020, Harris organized $7 million in donations for COVID-19 relief and that HBSE pledged $20 million to fighting racial injustice.


 * I added both.

In the last paragraph of the Sports and entertainment section, please add the following language following Harris facing criticism for attempting to cut salaries during the pandemic, based on the CNBC source in the article:
 * "Harris reversed the decision and issued an apology. Harris and Blitzer were some of the original sports team owners who openly pledged to compensating part-time workers for any games or concerts that were postponed or canceled during the season."


 * I incorporated it.

Finally, in the Philanthropy and community endeavors section, please add that in March 2020, Harris donated 10,000 laptops for Philadelphia students, to help with their distance learning during the pandemic. .


 * This is already covered by "other equipment". I don't see the need to specifically point out laptops when other things were donated/provided.

Thank you very much! Calesci2 (talk) 19:36, 30 August 2023 (UTC) Calesci2 (talk) 19:36, 30 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Let me know if there is anything else that can be added or improved and I'll see what I can do. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 15:18, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
 * , thank you for your edits and offer to continue working on the page. I have a few ideas that I'm working on, and will get back to you. Thanks again! Calesci2 (talk) 19:53, 7 September 2023 (UTC)