Tony Khan


Antony Rafiq Khan is an American businessman, and American football and association football executive. He is a co-owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League and the EFL Championship team Fulham F.C. Khan is also the founder, co-owner, president, and CEO of the All Elite Wrestling professional wrestling promotion.
Tony is the son of billionaire Shahid Khan, who purchased the Jaguars in 2011 and Fulham F.C. in 2013.

Early life

Khan was born on October 10, 1982, in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. His father is Pakistani-American billionaire Shahid Khan and his mother is Ann Carlson Khan. He also has a sister Shanna Khan. Tony Khan graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance.

Business ventures

Football

Jacksonville Jaguars

Khan joined the Jacksonville Jaguars in July 2012, and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Football Technology & Analytics.

Fulham F.C.

On February 22, 2017, Khan was named as Vice Chairman and Director of Football Operations of Fulham F.C. He oversees the identification, evaluation, recruitment, and signing of players for Fulham. Khan assumed these responsibilities following a period of advising the football operations at the club, particularly in the areas of analytics and research

Professional Wrestling

All Elite Wrestling

In late 2018, Khan, who is a lifelong avid fan of professional wrestling, filed for several trademarks for a new venture that was shortly thereafter confirmed to be a new professional wrestling promotion, All Elite Wrestling. Khan and his father, auto parts billionaire Shahid Khan, are the promotion's lead investors. The company was officially announced on January 1, 2019, along with its first event, Double or Nothing, which took place on May 25, 2019 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Khan serves as President and CEO of All Elite Wrestling promotion.
On April 25, 2019, Khan revealed the five year plan for AEW where he stated that “The 5-year plan for AEW is firstly, to have built up a brand, secondly to have built up a roster and thirdly, to have established AEW as a top brand in wrestling for an audience who desire fast-paced exciting action and want a product that is more of a sporting based product,” Khan said.

Other business ventures

Khan is also the owner and chairman of TruMedia Networks, a Boston-based engineering firm specializing in innovative sports analytics solutions for leagues, franchises, and media partners across the athletic industry.
Along with TruMedia Networks, Khan and his family also helped fund Activist Artists Management, a talent management and advisory firm founded in 2018. Khan made a significant investment in the firm, and separately established the Activist content and venture fund focused on investments in media, entertainment, hospitality as well as consumer products, services and technologies.

Accomplishments