In 1987, Dubin was asked by fellow hedge fund manager and close friend Paul Tudor Jones to join him and Peter Borish in a venture philanthropy project Jones had conceived and started.
Jois' grandson R. Sharath Jois teamed with billionaire hedge fund investor Paul Tudor Jones' wife, Greenwich, Connecticut-based Sonia Klein Jones, to create Jois Yoga in honor of Krishna Pattabhi Jois.
Former Memphis Showboats owner William Dunavant, Paul Tudor Jones, Fred Smith and Elvis Presley Enterprises were the members of the potential ownership group.
Paul Tudor Jones (born 1954), founder of Tudor Investment Corporation
Pope John Paul II | Paul McCartney | Paul Simon | Paul Newman | Tom Jones | Tom Jones (singer) | Pope Paul VI | St Paul's Cathedral | Paul | Jean-Paul Sartre | Quincy Jones | Peter Paul Rubens | Paul Robeson | Indiana Jones | Paul Anka | Norah Jones | St. Paul | Paul Hindemith | Paul Revere | Paul Weller | James Earl Jones | Paul Klee | George Jones | Chuck Jones | Saint Paul | Paul Kelly | Paul Cézanne | John Paul Jones | Paul Ryan | Paul Gauguin |
The arena is not named after the American naval hero, or the Led Zeppelin bassist, rather it is named in honor of the father of Paul Tudor Jones, who donated $35 million for the construction of the arena.