Mark R. Walter

Mark Walter is a prominent businessman and philanthropist known for his extensive investments and charitable endeavors. He serves as the CEO of Guggenheim Partners, an investment firm managing over $325 billion in assets. Walter played a key role in founding the company in the late 1990s, merging his Chicago-based company, Liberty Hampshire, into the Guggenheim family office.

Walter is also the part-owner and chairman of the Major League Baseball franchise Los Angeles Dodgers and co-owner of Premier League club Chelsea F.C.; additionally, he owns the Professional Women's Hockey League. Walter's holding company, TWG Global, signed an agreement with the International Tennis Federation in 2023 to create a new business model for the Billie Jean King Cup, the women's World Cup of Tennis.

Walter’s business holdings span various industries, including: Guggenheim Investments; Guggenheim Securities; Group 1001 Insurance; a finance and corporate lending business; and a merchant banking - private investment business, which includes, among others, holdings in sports, media and entertainment, technology and AI, food and beverage, renewable energy, and real estate.

As an advocate for equitable opportunity and access, Walter also emphasizes investment in minority- and women-owned and -operated businesses. He and his partners commit a significant portion of the companies’ profits to promoting stronger communities, equitable opportunity and access, education, and conservation.

Walter and his wife Kimbra have founded, or are major benefactors of, several organizations that expand opportunity for young people from underserved communities. These initiatives include the Academy Group, Chicago Beyond, OneGoal and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. Through TWF Conservation, the Walter family works to save imperiled species and natural habitats around the world by protecting wildlife, securing vast wilderness areas, and establishing assurance populations. In Africa, TWF Conservation protects more than one million acres. TWF Conservation also supports the White Oak Conservation Center in Northern Florida, a scientific and educational center dedicated to protecting imperiled species and increasing knowledge, awareness, and support for conservation.

Walter is a trustee of Creighton University, Northwestern University, the Field Museum, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. He received his JD from Northwestern University and his BSBA degree from Creighton University.