https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Soon-Shiong
Soon-Shiong is the chairman of three nonprofit organizations: the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation, which aims to fund research and erase disparities in access to health care and education;[6] the Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Advanced Health, which is focused on changing the way health information is shared;[7] and the Healthcare Transformation Institute, a partnership with the University of Arizona and Arizona State University.[2] He has been a minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers since 2010, and since June 2018, he has been the owner and executive chairman of the Los Angeles Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune.[8] As of April 2021, Soon-Shiong is estimated by Forbes to have a net worth of US$11.5 billion.[9] He has committed to the Giving Pledge and has pledged to give away at least half of his wealth to philanthropy.[6]
In February 2018, the Los Angeles Times reported that Soon-Shiong’s investment firm NantCapital reached a deal to purchase the paper and The San Diego Union-Tribune from Tronc Inc. for “nearly $500 million in cash” as well as the assumption of $90 million in pension obligations.[56] Soon-Shiong, with this acquisition, became one of the first Asian-Americans to be a media proprietor through ownership in a major daily newspaper in the United States.[57] The sale closed on June 18, 2018.[8]