Mark Cuban — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks, winning the 2011 NBA Championship.
Co-owner of 2929 Entertainment.
Main "shark" on ABC's reality series Shark Tank from 2012 to 2025.
Founded MicroSolutions and Broadcast.com, both sold for substantial profits.
Graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science degree in management in 1981.

Biography

Mark Cuban, born July 31, 1958, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an American businessman and television personality. He demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit from a young age, selling garbage bags at 12 and running newspapers at 16. He attended the University of Pittsburgh before transferring to Indiana University, where he graduated from the Kelley School of Business in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree in management.

Cuban's business career includes founding MicroSolutions and Broadcast.