Cuban, Hoffman join other entrepreneurs in ‘Business Leaders for Harris’ launch

Mark Cuban, Reid Hoffman and other big names in business joined with Vice President Harris’s campaign for the launch of “Business Leaders for Harris.”

The group is expected to include founders and CEOs, and well as small business owners, that will be surrogates for Harris in the business community to encourage others to support her White House bid.

Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and Hoffman, a co-founder of LinkedIn, were joined for the launch by Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, former Merck CEO Ken Frazier, former American Express CEO Ken Chenault and Box CEO Aaron Levie.

The group released testimonials Friday to make the case for Harris. They will also launch a new podcast, “Business Leaders for Harris,” to share their messages ahead of the election, with the first episode featuring Cuban and Hastings.

“I believe she would make a terrific president of the United States. She believes, as she says, in an opportunity economy. One that will benefit all Americans, one that will benefit small businesses, start up business, big businesses, in fact will drive to leadership for the American economy system,” Chenault said in his video.

Cuban is an outspoken critic of former President Trump and recently bashed the former president over a threat he made against John Deere. Trump said he would hit the company with large tariffs on its products if it outsourced part of its manufacturing to Mexico, which Cuban called “insane.” He said Trump has a “lack of understanding in business.”

Hoffman was one of President Biden’s biggest donors and supported Harris when he dropped out of the race.

Other coalitions have launched in an effort to boost Harris in the razor-tight presidential race, including “Athletes for Harris,” featuring NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson and tennis champion Billie Jean King, as well as “White Dudes for Harris” and “Win With Black Men,” among others.