Joseph Oughourlian (born 1972 in Paris), is a French financial entrepreneur and businessman of Lebanese – Armenian origin.

He is also known to the public as president of the Racing Club de Lens, since June 16, 2018,[4] Oughourlian was born in Paris on February 15, 1972.

[9] In 2005, he founded the activist investing fund Amber Capital in New York, but three years later the 2007–2008 financial crisis undermined his clientele and the assets he managed.

[citation needed] In 2013, Oughourlian and his wife Jennifer Banks sold their Park Avenue apartment for nearly $13 million.

[5] Oughourlian invested from 2015 in the Colombian club Millonarios (Bogota), then in difficulty,[9] but left management to his partner Gustavo Serpa,[5][19][20] Colombia is his grandmother's country of origin.

In December 2017 he became the sole shareholder, after the buyout of the minority stake held by Atlético Madrid,[23] and the June 16, 2018, chairman of the board of directors.

[citation needed] After the rise of RC Lens in the elite, the shareholder continued to invest with personal funds, financing the recruitment of players with several million euros.

In particular, he brought in the Ivorian player Seko Fofana in the summer of 2020, the biggest transfer in the history of the club.

[26][27] The recognition of his peers club presidents allows him to be elected to the board of directors of the Professional Football League in November 2022.

[28] In May 2023, Mr. Oughourlian's wish came true: after 16 years of absence, Lens qualified for a European Cup, the most prestigious, the Champions League.