Jeffrey H. Rosen is an American billionaire businessman.[1][2][3][4][5] He is the founder, chairman, and owner of Triangle Financial Services, a sports and entertainment investment firm, and the owner of both the Maccabi Haifa basketball team in Israel and the Miami Midnites basketball team in the United States.
Jeffrey H. Rosen | |
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| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Northeastern University |
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Early life
editRosen was born in Brooklyn, New York, raised in Queens, New York, and West Orange, New Jersey, and is Jewish.[5][6][7][8] He attended West Essex High School in New Jersey.[5]
He then attended Northeastern University.[2] There, Rosen earned a political science degree.[5]
Business career
editRosen was the President, COO, and owner (with his brother Lawrence and father Sydney) of Rose Art Industries Inc., a toys, stationery, and art and crafts manufacturing and supply company based in Livingston, New Jersey, from 1977 to 2006.[9][6][10][2] His grandfather had founded the company in 1923.[11] He and his brother and father sold the company in 2005 for approximately $350 million, at a time when it had 1,000 employees and 10% of the US arts and crafts market, behind only Crayola.[10][11]
Thereafter, Rosen founded, and is the chairman and owner of, Triangle Financial Services LLC, of Aventura, Florida, a sports and entertainment investment firm.[2][10][6] It invests internationally in sports enterprises, and sponsors a Hong Kong semi-pro baseball team (the Dragonfliers).[12]
Rosen actively tried to promote baseball in Israel.[10][13]
In July 2007 Rosen purchased the Maccabi Haifa basketball team.[3][12][7] He also owns the Miami Midnites basketball team, which he founded and conceived of as a feeder minor league team for Maccabi Haifa, which plays in the Florida Basketball Association and the American Basketball Association.[14][15][16]
He now lives in Aventura, Florida.[10][16][17]
References
edit- ^ Marcy Oster (October 14, 2010). "U.S. businessmen planning Israeli baseball league". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- ^ a b c d "Jeff Rosen, Triangle Financial Services LLC: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.
- ^ a b Kris Koivisto (October 15, 2014). "An Inside Look at Maccabi Haifa". Portland Trail Blazers.
- ^ Mike Waters (April 27, 2012). "Maccabi Haifa owner had no reservations about hiring former Syracuse assistant Bernie Fine". syracuse.com.
- ^ a b c d "Club Owners". Maccabi Haifa - Official Site.
- ^ a b c "Soaring Above the Net". Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ. July 30, 2008.
- ^ a b Kaplan, Ron (June 19, 2013). "From worst to first; Former MetroWester kvells as team wins hoop title". New Jersey Jewish News.
- ^ Allon Sinai (June 11, 2014). "A near-perfect execution of the Triangle by Mac Haifa's visionary owner Rosen; Maccabi Haifa owner Jeff Rosen believes his team will win the BSL championship". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Mega Bloks, Major Canadian Toy Maker, Acquires New Jersey-Based Rose Art Industries Group; $350 Million Deal Opens International Markets For Leading U.S. Arts and Crafts Brand; Transaction Immediately Accretive to Earnings Per Share". Business Wire. June 15, 2005.
- ^ a b c d e Zusman, Charles (September 24, 2010). "Maccabi Haifa game for New Jersey". Jewish Standard.
- ^ a b Bertrand Marotte (June 16, 2005). "Mega Bloks doubles sales with purchase of Rose Art in U.S." The Globe and Mail.
- ^ a b Alex Britell (June 26, 2008). "'Haifa was hungry for basketball'; Maccabi Haifa BC's American owner Jeffrey Rosen plans to inject some razzmatazz into Israeli hoops". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ Reichard, Kevin (January 21, 2009). "Goldklang, Rosen take run at pro baseball in Israel". Ballpark Digest.
- ^ Glassman, Marvin (June 1, 2015). "Israeli star leads undefeated basketball team". South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
- ^ Sergio Carmona (August 18, 2014). "Maccabi Haifa affiliate wins state title". South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
- ^ a b Bach, Trevor (July 7, 2015). "Semi-Pro Miami Midnites Chase Basketball Dreams One Blowout at a Time". Miami New Times.
- ^ Carmona, Sergio (June 21, 2011). "Israeli Basketball team hosts local tryouts". South Florida Sun-Sentinel.