Josh Kushner is in the spotlight after he and Bob Iger agreed to buy the Los Angeles Lakers for a reported $12.5 billion. The deal has also brought fresh attention to Kushner’s personal life, family and fortune. The businessman is the younger brother of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, and is married to model Karlie Kloss. Here is a closer look at his net worth, family, wife, children and growing role in the NBA.
Josh Kushner net worth and family
Josh Kushner built his own name in business through Thrive Capital, the venture capital firm he founded in 2010. The firm has invested in major technology companies, including Instagram, Spotify and OpenAI, helping make Kushner one of the best-known investors in the tech world. Forbes has previously estimated his wealth at $5.2 billion, with much of it linked to his stake in Thrive Capital.Kushner is also part of the well-known Kushner family. His father, Charles Kushner, is a real estate developer, while his older brother Jared Kushner became widely known through his marriage to Ivanka Trump and his work as a senior adviser to Donald Trump during his first presidency.Josh and Jared have taken very different public paths. Jared worked closely with Trump in politics, while Josh has largely focused on business and investment. That difference has often made Josh’s family connection to Trump a major point of interest whenever his business career makes headlines.Josh also co-founded Oscar Health, a health insurance company, adding another major business venture to his career. He attended Harvard University, earning his undergraduate degree in 2008 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2011.His sports interests also go beyond the Lakers. Kushner previously held a minority stake in the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, according to reports, and Thrive has continued to expand into sports investments.
Josh Kushner wife Karlie Kloss, kids and Lakers deal
Josh Kushner married supermodel Karlie Kloss in 2018. The couple has three children. Their first son was born in March 2021, their second son arrived in July 2023, and they welcomed a daughter in September 2025. The couple generally keeps their family life private, although Kloss has remained a major public figure through her modeling career and business work.Now, the family name is being mentioned alongside one of the biggest teams in American sports. The Associated Press reported that Kushner and Iger are purchasing the Lakers for $12.5 billion from Mark Walter, who bought a controlling stake from the Buss family for $10 billion in 2025. The new deal still needs approval from the NBA’s board of governors.The reported price would make the Lakers sale the most expensive transaction involving a sports franchise. For Kushner, it also marks a huge step from being a minority NBA investor to becoming part of the ownership group of one of the league’s most famous teams.
