Ryan Smith's purchase of the Utah Jazz with his wife Ashley from long-time owner Gail Miller is now official -- and he's bring along several of his tech friends. Melissa Majchrzak / Courtesy of Ryan SmithQualtrics cofounder Ryan Smith is now officially the owner of the Utah Jazz. “Australian tech gets on really well with the Utah tech industry. And the third party is not the buyer and the seller, but the state of Utah,” Smith says. “If there’s an individual who can turn the Jazz into a big market team it’s Ryan Smith,” Sweeney says.

Source: Forbes December 18, 2020 16:30 UTC