John William Henry II (born September 13, 1949) is an American businessman and investor. He founded John W. Henry & Company (JWH). He is the principal owner of the
The Boston Globe,
Boston Red Sox and
Liverpool Football Club, and co-owner of
Roush Fenway Racing. In March 2006,
Boston Magazine estimated Henry's net worth at
$1.1
billion but noted that his company had recently experienced difficulties. In November 2012, the company announced that it would stop managing clients' money by the end of the year, and John Henry confirmed that total assets under the firm's management had fallen from $2.5 billion in 2006 to less than $100 million as of late-2012. Forbes estimates his net worth as of November 2015 to be US$2.2 billion.