James L. Dolan

Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sphere Entertainment Co. and MSG Entertainment Corp.

Company metric · Filed disclosure

$942.7M

MSG Entertainment's fiscal 2025 revenue, one of the companies he leads as executive chairman and CEO

Fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025)

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.'s filed fiscal 2025 results report total revenues of $942.7 million. It is an audited, company-wide revenue figure for MSG Entertainment, not Dolan's personal income or wealth.

Source: Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (SEC filing) — Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. Reports Fiscal 2025 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results (retrieved 2026-09-16)

Hero metrics are sourced, person-specific measures of live-music economic footprint. Company metrics are labelled as company metrics; no synthetic score is used.

Executive chairman and CEO of both Sphere Entertainment and MSG Entertainment, and executive chairman of MSG Sports.

Last updated 2026-09-16

In short

James L. Dolan is Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Sphere Entertainment Co. and MSG Entertainment Corp.. Controls the corporate leadership of Sphere, Madison Square Garden, MSG Networks and the New York Knicks and Rangers. James L.

Quick facts

Current role: Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Organisation: Sphere Entertainment Co. and MSG Entertainment Corp.
Primary category: Corporate
Known for: Leading Sphere Entertainment and MSG Entertainment; Overseeing Madison Square Garden and Sphere venues; Ownership control of the New York Knicks and Rangers

Executive summary

James L. Dolan is executive chairman and chief executive officer of both Sphere Entertainment Co. and Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment), and executive chairman and chief executive officer of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSG Sports). MSG Entertainment's board-of-directors page states he has held the Executive Chairman and CEO role there since December 2022, and at Sphere Entertainment since 2019. [3](https://investor.msgentertainment.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=d6dda04b-c050-4780-83d0-8b4e809647cf)

MSG Entertainment's portfolio, which Dolan oversees, includes Madison Square Garden, the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, Radio City Music Hall, the Beacon Theatre and The Chicago Theatre. Sphere Entertainment's portfolio, which he also leads, includes Sphere in Las Vegas, planned Sphere venues in Abu Dhabi and National Harbor, and MSG Networks. [1](https://www.sphereentertainmentco.com/leadership/james-dolan/) [2](https://www.msgentertainment.com/leadership/james-dolan/)

For fiscal 2025, ended June 30, 2025, MSG Entertainment reported total revenues of $942.7 million and hosted nearly 6 million guests across more than 975 events, according to the company's filed results — figures that describe MSG Entertainment's scale as a company, not Dolan's personal wealth.

Why James L. Dolan matters in live music

Dolan's combined chairmanship and chief-executive role across Sphere Entertainment and MSG Entertainment gives him direct authority over two of the most prominent live-entertainment and venue companies in the United States, spanning Madison Square Garden, Sphere and their associated media businesses.

His decisions affect programming, venue investment and corporate strategy for some of the largest and most closely watched venues in live entertainment, including the ongoing global expansion of the Sphere format.

Career record

1995–2016Chief executive officer of Cablevision Systems Corporation, MSG's former parent company.
2017–2020Chief executive officer of MSG Sports.
2019Became executive chairman and CEO of Sphere Entertainment Co. (then part of the Madison Square Garden corporate family).
December 2022Became executive chairman and CEO of Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.
May 2024Additionally became chief executive officer of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., having already served as its executive chairman since 2015.

Sphere of influence

Levels are categorical — Core, Major, Significant, Limited — and each is stated with the evidence it rests on. No numeric score is published, because none would be defensible.

Venue ownership and strategy: He is executive chairman and CEO of both companies that own Madison Square Garden and Sphere.
Immersive entertainment: Sphere Entertainment's flagship Sphere venue and its global expansion sit under his direct leadership.
Sports franchise ownership: He is executive chairman and CEO of MSG Sports, whose properties include the New York Knicks and Rangers.
Media networks: Sphere Entertainment's portfolio includes MSG Networks, which he also oversees.

Entity relationships

Current

James L. Dolan is executive chairman and CEO of Sphere Entertainment Co..
James L. Dolan is executive chairman and CEO of MSG Entertainment Corp..
James L. Dolan leads the operations of Sphere alongside Jennifer Koester.

Timeline

2019Became executive chairman and CEO of Sphere Entertainment Co.
2022Became executive chairman and CEO of MSG Entertainment Corp.
2025MSG Entertainment reported fiscal 2025 revenue of $942.7 million under his leadership.

References and sources

James L. Dolan — MSG Entertainment - Governance - Board of Directors. Primary corporate source. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: Primary governance filing stating his current titles and start dates across Sphere Entertainment, MSG Entertainment and MSG Sports.
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. Reports Fiscal 2025 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results — Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (SEC filing). Primary corporate source. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: Filed fiscal 2025 revenue of $942.7 million and attendance figures, quoting Dolan as Executive Chairman and CEO.
James Dolan | Sphere Entertainment Co. Executive Chairman and CEO — Sphere Entertainment Co.. Company source. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: Describes his role overseeing Sphere and MSG Networks; source of the portrait image alternative company page.
James L. Dolan — MSG Entertainment. Company source. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: Describes his role overseeing MSG Entertainment's venues and the Christmas Spectacular; source of the portrait image.