Background
Josh Kroenke was born on May 7, 1980. His father is Stan Kroenke and his mother, Ann Walton Kroenke. Through his mother, he is a member of the Walton family, the richest family in the world, who owns Wal-Mart.
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Josh Kroenke
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He grew up in Columbia, Missouri and attended Rock Bridge High School. He graduated from the University of Missouri, where he received a full basketball scholarship.
Career
He is President and Governor of the Denver Nuggets basketball franchise, President and Governor of the Colorado Avalanche ice hockey franchise and Alternate Governor for the Colorado Rapids soccer franchise. He has a sister, Whitney Kroenke Burditt. He admitted to being bullied in college because of his family background, but said it prepared him for public life.
While in college, Kroenke found himself involved in a scandal which led to the resignation of Larry Eustachy, the coach of the Iowa State basketball team
Photos of Eustachy drinking with college students at the party later surfaced and led to his resignation from his position at Iowa State. After college, he did a six-month internship for the National Basketball Association in New York City and later worked as an underwriter for the Global Real Estate Group of Lehman Brothers.
He now serves as the President of both the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche. He volunteers for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
