Full Name
Josh Empson
Job Title
Partner & Co-Head of Sports, Media and Entertainment
Company
Sixth Street
Speaker Bio
Mr. Empson is a Partner and Co-Head of Sports, Media and Entertainment at Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm with over $115 billion in assets under management.
Prior to Sixth Street, Mr. Empson was CEO of Tempo Music Investments, an intellectual property investment platform owned by Providence Equity Partners. Previously, Mr. Empson was a managing director at Providence Equity, where he led that firm’s investments in Soccer United Marketing (Major League Soccer), Learfield Sports, and Real Madrid, among others. Earlier in his career, Mr. Empson was a managing director at Forstmann Little, where he helped lead the firm’s landmark investment in IMG prior to its sale to WME/Endeavor.
Mr. Empson received a B.A. in English from Princeton University.
Prior to Sixth Street, Mr. Empson was CEO of Tempo Music Investments, an intellectual property investment platform owned by Providence Equity Partners. Previously, Mr. Empson was a managing director at Providence Equity, where he led that firm’s investments in Soccer United Marketing (Major League Soccer), Learfield Sports, and Real Madrid, among others. Earlier in his career, Mr. Empson was a managing director at Forstmann Little, where he helped lead the firm’s landmark investment in IMG prior to its sale to WME/Endeavor.
Mr. Empson received a B.A. in English from Princeton University.