Ryan Smith | |
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| Born | June 28, 1978 |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University (BS) |
| Title | Executive chairman, Qualtrics |
| Spouse | Ashley Smith |
| Children | 5 |
S. Ryan Smith (born June 28, 1978) is an American billionaire businessman and chairman of Smith Entertainment Group. He is the executive chairman and co-founder of Qualtrics, an experience management company based in Provo, Utah.[1][2][3] Smith is also owner of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Utah Hockey Club of the National Hockey League (NHL) in Salt Lake City, and co-owner of Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer (MLS) with sports investor David Blitzer.
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