About Frank H. McCourt, Jr.

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Frank H. McCourt, Jr. is a civic entrepreneur and the executive chairman of McCourt Global, a private family company committed to building a better future through its work across the real estate and infrastructure, sports, and technology and media industries, as well as its significant philanthropic activities. Frank is proud to extend his family’s 133-year legacy of developing infrastructure and achieving financial results with a commitment to positive social impact, an approach that started when the original McCourt Company was launched in Boston in 1893. 

He is a passionate supporter of multiple academic, civic, and cultural institutions and initiatives. He is the founder of Project Liberty, a far-reaching initiative that aims to restore agency in the digital age by giving people ownership and control of their personal data. Founded in 2019 and publicly launched in 2021, Project Liberty advances its mission through integrated efforts across technology development, policy engagement, and movement-building. Project Liberty encompasses Project Liberty Labs, the Project Liberty Institute, and the Project Liberty Alliance. Project Liberty Labs is responsible for the development of decentralized technologies that promote self-sovereign digital identity, such as Frequency, a decentralized open-source digital infrastructure layer, and the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP), an open digital public infrastructure designed to promote individual empowerment and the common good. The Project Liberty Institute is an independent 501(c)(3) organization that collaborates with leading academic institutions — including Georgetown University, Stanford University, and ETH Zurich — to advance research, policy engagement, and stewardship of open-source initiatives, including DSNP. The Project Liberty Alliance is a global network of more than 175 partner organizations committed to building an internet focused on the best interest of people, not platforms.

Frank has served on Georgetown University’s Board of Directors for many years and, in 2013, made a $100 million founding investment to create Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. He expanded on this in 2021 with a $100 million investment to catalyze an inclusive pipeline of public policy leaders and put the school on a path to becoming tuition-free. 

Frank owns the French football club Olympique de Marseille and formerly owned the Los Angeles Dodgers. With family roots in the construction business dating back to the late 19th century, Frank has built upon this history with initiatives ranging from the development of Boston’s Seaport to large, mixed-use projects in Dallas, London, Phoenix, New York City, and elsewhere. 

Frank graduated from Georgetown University. He is married to Monica McCourt and is the proud father of eight. 

In 2024, Frank released his first book, OUR BIGGEST FIGHT: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age.

To learn more about Frank McCourt and the McCourt family’s legacy of business activities and social impact contributions, read more here.