Boehly, whose grandparents emigrated from Germany, attended Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland, graduating in 1991.[7] He was a member of the school's wrestling team, which won I.A.C. championships in both 1990 and 1991.[8] In 2014, Landon named their facilities the Boehly Family Wrestling Room in Boehly's honor.[9]
In early 2013, Boehly led a deal between Time Warner Cable and the Dodgers to create SportsNet LA, a regional network to broadcast all Dodgers’ games and Dodgers-related programming. Broadcasting from the new team-owned network began at the beginning of the 2014 baseball season.[15][16][17][18][19]
2015–present: Founding Eldridge, investment career
In 2015, Boehly bought some of the assets he had collected at Guggenheim, including The Hollywood Reporter, Dick Clark Productions, and Security Benefit to found Eldridge, a private holding company which invests in various industries.[7][20] In addition to Greenwich, Eldridge also has offices in New York, London and Beverly Hills.[21]
I think being diversified [...] really helps us ride out the cycles. [...] I think that with the stability of our funding base is so predictable, right. So you know, I think that the combination of being very diversified, not having event risk in the model and then having a really good funding base and a really good financial capital partner with me really gives stability to the platform.[11]
Boehly is on the boards of Cain International, Kennedy Wilson, PayActiv, Truebill, CAIS, Horizon Acquisition Corporation I, and Horizon Acquisition Corporation II.[22][23]
Life insurance
Boehly's firm Eldridge owns Security Benefit Life Insurance,[7] and SE2, a technology platform for insurance companies.[20] In 2021, he invested in Clearcover Insurance,[11] and DPL Financial Advisors, an RIA insurance network.[5]
Real estate
Boehly's real estate investments include Cain International, a real estate firm headquartered in London, is co-owned by Eldridge.[24] Through Eldridge, Boehly has also invested in real estate firms such as Kennedy Wilson, and helped found European real investment firm Blackbrook Capital.[25][26] In 2021, Boehly acquired a minority stake in Langdon Park Capital, a Black-owned real estate investment company, through Eldridge.[27]
Technology
As CEO, chairman and co-founder of Eldridge, Boehly has invested in the digital technology industry, including companies such as Gopuff, Dataminr, AI security company AnyVision, digital health platform Wellthy, and mobile game developer Tripledot Studios.[28][29][30][31][32] GoPuff filed to raise an additional $1 billion in July 2021, taking the company from a $14 billion valuation to $15 billion.[33]
Through Eldridge, Boehly has also invested in Wealthsimple,[34] which was valued at approximately $4 billion in 2021.[35]
Boehly acquired data technology company Knoema through Eldridge in 2020.[36] Boehly and Eldridge led a $125 million investment round for financial technology company Stash, which was valued at $1.4 billion in February 2021.[37] As of 2021, Boehly is on the board of financial technology company Truebill, which Eldridge has also invested in.[38]
Food industry
Boehly has invested in the hospitality group Aurify Brands, which owns restaurant chains such as Le Pain Quotidien.[39] He also invested in Chuck E. Cheese.[40]
Boehly and Mark Walter acquired a 27% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers together from Philip Anschutz in July 2021.[45][46] As of February 2021, the Lakers were third-highest valued team in the NBA, with an estimated value of $5.14 billion.[47]
On December 14, 2021, it was announced that Boehly was heading an ownership group in exclusive negotiations to purchase a controlling interest in the Washington Spirit.[49] Boehly had entered talks to purchase the franchise in October 2021, and reportedly intended to finalize a deal.[50] On January 12, 2022, it was reported that Boehly had withdrawn from negotiations to purchase the team.[51]
On May 6, Chelsea Football Club confirmed they accepted the bid by "Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter and Hansjoerg Wyss, to acquire the Club. The deal is set to be finalized before the end of May 2022"[52]
Boehly led a $3 million investment round for fan engagement platform Laylo.[58]
In October 2021, Boehly was named the interim CEO of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.[6] Boehly's appointment was part of a series of reforms aimed at promoting diversity at the company.[59]
In January 2021, Boehly partnered with William & Mary to produce a series of courses for students at the Boehly Center for Excellence in Finance.[64]
Philanthropy
Boehly helped found the Boehly Center for Excellence in Finance in 2014 at William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business with his wife Katie Boehly in 2014 via a multi-year gift.[65][66] They also sponsor the yearly women's Stock Pitch and Leadership Summit at William & Mary. In 2020, Boehly and Katie committed funding to the construction of a new athletic complex and sports performance center at the college.[67] They were honorary co-chairs of a $55 million campaign to fund William & Mary Athletics in 2021.[68]