Jeanie Marie Buss (born September 26, 1961) is an American sports executive who is the controlling owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and co-owner and promoter of the U.S. women's professional wrestling promotion Women of Wrestling (WOW).

After her father died in 2013, his controlling ownership of the Lakers passed to his six children via a family trust, with each sibling receiving an equal vote.

[5] At age 14, Buss attended World Team Tennis meetings with her father, who owned the Los Angeles Strings.

Buss attended college at the University of Southern California (USC), where she majored in business and graduated with honors.

Jerry once again owned the second incarnation of the Strings, and he appointed the 19-year-old Jeanie as the general manager while she was studying at USC.

On October 6, 2021, on top of the Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, ViacomCBS Global Distribution President Dan Cohen announced alongside Buss and her long time business partner David McLane that ViacomCBS had entered into a multi-year distribution agreement for WOW.

[8][9] Buss served four years as president of the Great Western Forum, then the home arena of the Lakers.

[14] After her father died in 2013, his 66% controlling ownership of the Lakers passed to his six children via a trust, with each child receiving an equal vote.

NBC Sports' Dan Feldman opined that the deals "place[d] [Buss'] self-preservation over the Lakers' best long-term interests.

[26] ESPN reported that in addition to the team's multi-year decline in performance, Jeanie was upset that Jim did not consult her before making key trades, which she had previously instructed him to do.

[26] To replace Jim Buss and Kupchak, she hired Laker legend and former minority owner Magic Johnson as President of Basketball Operations and sports agent Rob Pelinka as general manager.

[27] She later said that she did not go through a public interview process to hire a GM because she did not want to tip off her brother, who might have (and did) respond by attempting to seize control of the team.