Casey Wasserman

Wasserman was born on June 28, 1974, in Los Angeles to Lynne Wasserman and Jack Myers. His parents divorced when he was seven, and he was raised primarily by his mother. His maternal grandfather, entertainment executive Lew Wasserman, longtime chairman of MCA, served as a mentor throughout his youth. Wasserman adopted his grandfather's surname at age 18. His family is of Ukrainian Jewish descent.

At age 10, he served as a torchbearer during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He attended Brentwood School and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1996 with a BA in political science.

Los Angeles Avengers

In 1998, Wasserman purchased the Los Angeles Avengers, an expansion franchise of the Arena Football League (AFL) for about $5 million. He remained the team's owner throughout its existence and was elected chairman of the league. During his tenure, he negotiated a national television partnership between the league and NBC television, as well as the collective bargaining agreement with its players. The Avengers ceased operations in April 2009 as the Arena Football League folded. In 2015, Wasserman was inducted into the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hall of Fame.

Wasserman Media Group

In 2002, Wasserman founded Wasserman Media Group, a Los Angeles-based sports marketing and talent representation firm. The company grew through a series of acquisitions, including sports marketing firm Envision, action sports agency The Familie, and production company 411 Productions, later relaunched as Studio 411.

In 2016, Wasserman Media Group rebranded as Wasserman and was frequently referred to as "Team Wass".

In 2019, Wasserman earned over $200 million in commissions, making it the second most profitable sports agency that year. That same year, Wasserman became the first agency to have a client selected in the first round of all six of North America’s major team sports drafts. In 2020, Wasserman was again the second most valuable sports agency, earning $331 million in commissions and signing $5.7 billion in contracts.

In January 2026, correspondence between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell dating to 2003 was released as part of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. Following the release, several artists left Wasserman's music agency. Soccer player Abby Wambach also announced she would leave the firm. Several others, including Best Coast, Beach Bunny, Hot Mulligan, Louis the Child, and John Summit, called for Wasserman to step down from the agency. Wasserman said he "deeply regrets" the correspondence, which predated the public disclosure of Maxwell's crimes.

On February 13, 2026, Wasserman announced that he had begun the process of selling the agency and would step back from his representation business interests. In March 2026, the agency rebranded as "The·Team". In July 2026, The Team and Providence Equity Partners announced an agreement under which The Team would acquire Wasserman's remaining ownership interest.

Wasserman had a close relationship with his grandfather. The two would have breakfast together every Saturday and Sunday from the time he was a child until his grandfather's death in 2002. He is divorced from music supervisor Laura Ziffren Wasserman, whose grandfather Paul Ziffren was a Democratic Party leader and chair of the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics Organizing Committee. They have two children—a son and a daughter.

Wasserman Foundation

Wasserman serves as the president and CEO of the Wasserman Foundation, a private family foundation, which was founded by his grandparents, Edie and Lew Wasserman, in 1952. The foundation supports initiatives in education, the arts, health, public service, and international programs.

In education, the foundation has supported scholarships and access programs, including the Wasserman Scholars fund at UCLA. In 2024, it committed up to US$4 million to fund classroom projects in the Los Angeles Unified School District through DonorsChoose, in partnership with Creative Artists Agency.

The foundation is also a longtime donor to UCLA. In 2015, it announced a US$10 million naming gift for the university's football training facility. The 75,000-square-foot Wasserman Football Center, named in recognition of the foundation and its president, opened on the UCLA campus in August 2017.

Civic and cultural roles

Wasserman serves on the boards of the Motion Picture & Television Fund and UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute and is a trustee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He also serves as co-chair of the UCLA Second Century Council and is a member of the university's Centennial Committee. He has also served on the boards of the LBJ Presidential Library, the video game publisher Activision, and the digital media company Vox Media. In 2025, he was named to the search committee that identified a new head football coach at UCLA.

Wasserman has also been active in political fundraising. He co-chaired a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign on August 22, 2016. However, ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, he has donated to Republican candidates. In September 2025, he donated $10,000 to Republican Senator Susan Collins, and organized a fundraiser for her campaign, which he co-hosted with Sherry Lansing.