Most of us on the First Coast think of the Jaguars when we think of Shad Khan. But Jacksonville’s NFL team is just a piece of his business empire, which also includes the huge Flex-N-Gate automotive parts and systems supplier and London’s Fulham Football (soccer) Club.
Khan’s business acumen has earned him the honor of being included in Forbes list of the “World’s 100 Greatest Living Minds.”
He’s in good company. Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, and talk show master Oprah Winfrey are among a few of the others making the list.
You can read Khan’s thoughts on opportunity as an American immigrant here.