Leigh Steinberg Net Worth
Leigh Steinberg is a sports agent from America, born in 1949 in LA, California. He has a net worth of $20 million. Steinberg attended Hamilton High School where he was elected student body president. He later transferred to the University of California, Berkeley where he became involved in politics and formed his own student government political party. He was elected President of the Associated Students of the University of California but resigned after a cheating scandal. Steinberg graduated in 1970 with a degree in political science and later attended Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law where he met Steve Bartkowski, who became his first client.
Steinberg’s firm currently has offices in Newport Beach, California, and he has negotiated over $2 billion in contracts for superstars such as Ryan Leaf, Steve Young, and Troy Aikman. He has also represented athletes in the NBA and MLB, as well as golf players, colleges, and teams. Football Digest ranks Steinberg as the 6th most powerful person within the NFL and Sporting News ranks him as the 16th most powerful person.
Steinberg has also been an advocate for player safety and has held campaigns to promote changes in equipment and rules for better protection. He also encourages athletes to contribute to society and includes clauses in contracts that require athletes to give a portion of their earnings to charities, schools, or universities in their hometowns. Steinberg believes in paying back the institutions that contributed to his clients’ success and setting an example as a role model.
