Zachary Leonsis

Zachary Leonsis
SVP, Strategic Initiatives, Monumental Sports & Entertainment
General Manager, Monumental Sports Network

Zachary Leonsis is senior vice president of strategic initiatives for Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), a multi-platform sports, media, entertainment, and technology company located in the heart of the “DMVâ€ï†ï† in downtown Washington, DC. MSE is best known for its fan-facing brands which include the Washington Capitals, the Washington Wizards, and Capital One Arena, as well as seven additional team brands, three more venues, and equity in two media networks: NBC Sports Washington and Monumental Sports Network. As senior vice president of strategic initiatives, Leonsis manages MSE's media rights relationship with NBC Sports Washington, all venture capital investment opportunities, the company's sports betting strategy, and its growing esports division. Leonsis represents MSE on NBC Sports Washington's board of directors as well as on Team Liquid's board of directors.  

Leonsis is also general manager of Monumental Sports Network, a first-of-its-kind regional sports network for digital, mobile, and over-the-top platforms. In 2016, Leonsis launched Monumental Sports Network, co-owned by MSE and NBC Sports Group, as a direct-to-fan content service provider seeking to reach cord-cutting sports fans. Monumental Sports Network offers paid-membership bundles that feature hundreds of live games across over 20 different sports leagues, hundreds of hours of original programming, exclusive merchandise discounts, and member-only events & experiences. 

After earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011, Leonsis received his MBA from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and is a founding member of the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Advisory Board. He received an appointment to serve on Virginia's Governor's Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism, and is involved in a variety of nonprofit and charitable activities in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia communities.

The Washington Business Journal and Sports Business Journal both recognized Leonsis for his work in revolutionizing the direct-to-fan regional digital experience by both honoring him in their 'Forty under 40' list and as an ‘RSN Power Player.'