John W. Henry is an American businessman, the self-made billionaire Principal Owner and Founder of Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a global sports, media, and real estate company. His career is rooted in commodity futures trading and quantitative finance. Born in Quincy, Illinois, in 1949, he spent most of his childhood on the family farm in Forrest City, Arkansas (raising soybeans, corn, and wheat).

Henry began his career in commodities trading, developing a mechanical trend following method for managing futures accounts after a summer spent in Norway. In 1981, he founded John W. Henry & Company (JWH), an investment management firm whose methods made non-discretionary trading decisions based on systematic determinations of market reversals.

• Fenway Sports Group (FSG) (Founder & Principal Owner): The core private asset, a global sports empire owning the Boston Red Sox (MLB), Liverpool Football Club (Premier League), and the Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL).
• John W. Henry & Company (Founder): The commodity futures trading firm he founded in 1981, which grew into a global investment manager.
• The Boston Globe (Owner): He personally purchased the largest newspaper in New England in 2013.
• Sports Ownership Apex: His teams have won a Major League-best four World Series Championships since 2002.

John Henry's strategic genius was applying quantitative analysis and risk management (learned in commodities trading) to the business of sports. After brief stints with minor league baseball and unsuccessful bids for NBA and NHL teams, he co-founded New England Sports Ventures (NESV) (later FSG) in 2001 to buy the Boston Red Sox. Under his leadership, the Red Sox won four World Series, revitalizing the iconic franchise and safeguarding Fenway Park (investing over $400 million in improvements).

His structural contribution is immense: consolidating global sports assets (acquiring Liverpool FC in 2010 and the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2021). He is also the owner of The Boston Globe (purchased in 2013). His wealth is secured by the colossal, long-term appreciation of his sports franchises and his innovative approach to sports business management.

John Henry's social impact is structural, stemming from FSG's role in preserving historic sports venues (Fenway Park) and revitalizing iconic franchises (Red Sox, Liverpool). The Red Sox Foundation is a major philanthropic entity. His purchase of The Boston Globe provides essential funding for independent journalism in New England.

His structural contribution is tied to his belief in quantitative analysis and his influential role as Chairman of Major League Baseball's Business Board, shaping the economics and governance of professional sports.

John Henry maintains the professional, composed style of a financial executive and sports owner. His attire is consistently formal and high-quality, favoring tailored suits. His aesthetic reflects stability and intellectual authority, rooted in his quantitative trading background.

Residing in Boca Raton, Florida, his luxury is the immense security and financial reward derived from his multi-billion dollar fortune. His life is dedicated to sports management, investment strategy, and media ownership.