Randolph D. Lerner (born February 21, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American entrepreneur and sports team owner.

Lerner has been the owner of the American football team, the Cleveland Browns, of the National Football League (NFL) since October 2002, and the Chairman of Aston Villa Football Club of Birmingham, England since 2006. His personal fortune is estimated at USD over 1.6 billion.

Lerner graduated from Columbia University in 1984, spending 1983 at Clare College in Cambridge, England. During his time at Cambridge Lerner followed English football (soccer), taking an interest in three teams: Arsenal, Fulham and Aston Villa. He graduated from Columbia Law School and is a member of the New York and District of Columbia Bar Associations. Prior to entering the business world, he worked as a lawyer in New York City.

Although he had grown up in the United States, with a father who had been involved with the original Cleveland Browns franchise under Art Modell, Lerner's interest in England's top flight endured long after he had returned to the States. He eventually added Aston Villa to his list of investments, becoming the second American owner of a Premiership club in 2006 - the first being Malcolm Glazer, who purchased the majority share of Manchester United in 2005. Since then Liverpool FC has also had American investment in the shape of George Gillett and Tom Hicks.