Pittsburgh native and Indiana University graduate Mark Cuban has
always been an entrepreneur. Soon after college, he founded
MicroSolutions, which became a national leader in Systems Integration
and custom applications for local and wide area networks, making it
near the top of LAN Magazine’s LAN 100. Several years later, Cuban
and business partner Todd Wagner started Audionet.com, the first
commercial streaming company in the world.

After selling the company, Cuban then purchased the Dallas Mavericks
for $285 million. The Mavs would have the second-best record in the
NBA during his ownership tenure, get to the NBA Finals in 2006, and
win the World Championship in 2011. Cuban sold majority control of the
Mavs in 2023 but continues to be actively involved with the team.

In addition to the Mavs, Cuban has continued to be an active
entrepreneur and investor. Along with Phil Garvin in 2001, Wagner and
Cuban started HDNet and HDNet Movies, the world’s first all
high-definition TV network. This then started the path for them to
focus on building the first fully integrated media and entertainment
company, adding Landmark Theaters, starting 2929 Productions, HDNet
Films and Magnolia Pictures.

Cuban first appeared as a Shark on ABC’s Emmy® Award-winning hit
business show “Shark Tank” in 2011 and quickly established himself
as one of the most popular and tough Sharks throughout his tenure,
investing millions of dollars in hundreds of small businesses. He’s
been nominated nine times for an Emmy for “Shark Tank,” which
includes four times for Outstanding Host of a Reality or Competition
Program, and won the Emmy as an executive producer in 2024 for
Outstanding Structured Reality Program. The vast number of companies
he’s invested in are featured on www.markcubancompanies.com. Season
16 (2024-2025) will be his final appearance on the series.

In 2015, in response to vestibular issues Cuban was experiencing, he
partnered with the doctors who currently operate DizzyAndVertigo.com
to integrate Vestibular Rehabilitation software and VR Goggles to
create a solution that offers an alternative to special devices that
cost $190,000. The solution continues to be used and has helped
thousands of people get relief from dizziness.

In 2019, Cuban co-founded Costplusdrugs.com. Its launch on Jan 19,
2022, with transparent pricing and a limited markup, has fundamentally
changed the pricing of medications in the USA.

Other awards Cuban has earned include being named to the Texas
Business Hall of Fame, the Horatio Alger Award, the SXSW Hall of Fame,
Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and GQ Man of the Year.

He is married and lives in Dallas with his wife and three children.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
BIRTHDATE: July 31
