Majority owner: Dan Snyder, 50
Minority owners: Michele Snyder, 52; Arlette Snyder, 78; Robert Rothman, 61; Dwight C. Shar, 72;, Frederick W. Smith, 70
Source of wealth: Created Snyder Communications with his sister, Michele, in 1989. Its first public offering on the New York Stock Exchange occurred in 1996. Snyder, then 32, became the youngest CEO of a company listed on the NYSE. Snyder received investment capital from Barry Diller, Dan Lufkin, Mortimer Zuckerman and Fred Drasner, among others. By 1998, the company had $1 billion in annual revenue. In 2000, Snyder sold it for $2 billion.
Net worth: $1.8 billion (Fortune Magazine)
Residence: Potomac, Maryland
Marital status: Married
Family: Wife, Tanya; children, Tiffanie, Brittanie, Gerry
Education: Dropped out of University of Maryland
When purchased team and for how much: 1999, $800 million
Franchise valuation: $2.4 billion (Forbes)
2014 revenue/rank: $395 million/third (Forbes)
Owns stadium (how much invested): Yes (more than $100 million). The state financed $70.5 million of the total cost of $250.5 million to build.
Ownership philosophy: "Heavy pursuit of winning a championship." That has led to aggressiveness and impatience as the Washington Redskins have had eight coaches in Snyder's 15 years. They've also spent big on free agency, notably their 2000 class of Deion Sanders, Mark Carrier and Bruce Smith but also players such as Albert Haynesworth and Adam Archuleta and made big trades for quarterbacks Donovan McNabb and later Robert Griffin III.
Defining moment in ownership tenure: Firing coach Marty Schottenheimer after the 2001 season. The longtime coach had managed control over the football operations, firing Vinny Cerrato. But this -- and other factors -- led to a poor relationship with Snyder, who wanted more control. So after the team had won eight of its last 11 under Schottenheimer to finish 8-8, Snyder fired him and hired Steve Spurrier.
Regular season/postseason wins-losses during tenure: 108-148/2-4
General managers during tenure: Vinny Cerrato (1999-2000; 2002-10), Bruce Allen (2010-14; currently team president), Scot McCloughan (2014-present)
Coaches during tenure: Norv Turner (1999-2000); Marty Schottenheimer (2001); Steve Spurrier (2002-03); Joe Gibbs (2004-07); Jim Zorn (2008-09); Mike Shanahan (2010-13); Jay Gruden (2014-present)
Playoff appearances: 1999, 2005, 2007, 2012
Super Bowl appearances/championships: None
NFL committees: Broadcast; business ventures; digital media; Hall of Fame. Dwight Schar is on the legislative committee.
