Learn more about the three men who are key to Sacramento's effort to keep the Sacramento Kings and build a new arena downtown: investment billionaire Ron Burkle, 24 Hour Fitness founder Mark Mastrov, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Vivek Ranadive, and the Jacobs Family of San Diego, founders of Qualcomm.
THE WHALES
Sacramento's buyers for Kings coming into focus (Sacbee)
Mayor reveals 'very strong' bid to keep Kings in Sacramento (Sacbee)
MARK MASTROV
CEO bulked up 24 Hour Fitness with ideal timing (USA Today)
From the Corner Office: 24 Hours Fitness's Mark Mastrov: The 24 Hour Fitness founder is known as an innovator, but there’s more to his success than being a visionary (Success Magazine)
RON BURKLE
Dan Morain: For Burkle, it's only business (Sacbee)
The secret life of Ron Burkle: The billionaire investor and Penguins' co-owner shuns the spotlight but has a reputation as a hard-bargaining businessman (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Penguins' Ron Burkle seen as possible bridge builder in NHL talks (Pittsburgh Business Times)
Enmeshed in scandal / Billionaire Ron Burkle claims to eschew the spotlight but finds himself the center of attention (San Francisco Chronicle)
Penguins investor steps out of shadows (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
VIVEK RANADIVE
Vivek Ranadivé, Chairman and CEO, Biography (TIBCO)
Owner Ranadive pushes technology for Warriors (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Man Who Knows Everything: Vivek Ranadivé wants to harness the ocean of data in this world. And save civilization (Esquire Magazine)
JACOBS FAMILY
Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, Chairman and CEO, biography (Qualcomm)
No factories, no phones, no fuss. How CEO Paul Jacobs keeps the cellphone-chip company above the fray (Forbes)
At Qualcomm, Rise of Founder’s Son Defies Hazards of Succession (New York Times)
Paul Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm (Charlie Rose interview)
-- Compiled by Bee researcher Pete Basofin
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