Sacramento region · Sports and health care
Kevin Nagle
Chairman, CEO and managing partner, Sacramento Republic FC; Sacramento Kings investor
Built and sold a $2.3 billion pharmacy-benefits company, then took on Sacramento pro soccer.
Kevin Nagle is chairman, CEO and managing partner of Sacramento Republic FC and an investor in the Sacramento Kings. He lives in El Dorado Hills and has spent more than a decade bringing pro soccer and new investment to the region.
By the numbers
The data
Sacramento soccer crowds and capacity
Sources: Wikipedia (Sacramento Republic FC); CapRadio (July 23, 2026) on the Railyards stadium.
The story of Kevin Nagle
Nagle was born in Moorhead, Minnesota, in 1954 and raised by a single mother in Long Beach. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Cal State Long Beach and a master’s in business and public administration at USC, then spent 13 years in management at The Upjohn Company.
In 2001 he co-founded Envision Pharmaceutical Holdings (EnvisionRx) and led it as CEO until 2014. Rite Aid bought Envision in 2015 for $2.3 billion. In 2011 he helped the effort to keep the Kings in Sacramento by raising $10 million in sponsorships in ten days, and he joined the Ranadivé-led ownership in 2013.
His group took over Republic FC on May 15, 2017. In November 2024 the Wilton Rancheria tribe became the club’s majority owner, the first tribal nation to hold majority ownership of a men’s professional team, with Nagle staying on as managing partner. A 20,000-seat stadium in the Railyards is planned to open by 2028. Since 2023 he has also owned England’s Huddersfield Town.
Awards and recognition
Milestones
- 1954Born in Moorhead, Minnesota.
- 1980Joins The Upjohn Company.
- 2001Co-founds Envision Pharmaceutical Holdings.
- 2011Raises $10 million in Kings sponsorships in ten days.
- 2013Joins the Ranadivé-led Kings ownership.
- 2015Rite Aid buys Envision for $2.3 billion.
- 2017Takes over Sacramento Republic FC (May 15).
- 2023Buys Huddersfield Town A.F.C. (completed June 22).
- 2024Wilton Rancheria becomes majority owner; Nagle stays managing partner.
- 2028Planned opening of the Railyards stadium.
Companies and ventures
Lessons for business builders
- Health care operations and sports both reward patient, long-term capital.
- Bring partners in early: the Wilton Rancheria deal gave the club new strength.
- Show up for the city; the 2011 sponsorship drive helped keep the Kings home.
Sources
- Kevin M. Nagle (Wikipedia)
- Sacramento Republic FC (Wikipedia)
- CDC Gaming: Wilton Rancheria becomes majority owner of Republic FC (Nov. 2024)
- CapRadio: Railyards development (July 23, 2026)
Photo: Bennyaziz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Figures marked firm-reported come from the company; all others from the sources above, checked November 2026.
