Ted Leonsis

Ted Leonsis is known as a pioneer in the Internet industry, holding numerous leadership positions at AOL in his 13-year tenure, including vice chairman and president. In addition, Ted founded, chairs and is the majority owner of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which comprises three professional sports teams – the Washington Capitals (NHL), the Washington Wizards (NBA) and the Washington Mystics (WNBA) – as well as the Verizon Center and the Baltimore-Washington Ticketmaster franchise.

Ted serves on the board of several companies including American Express, NutriSystem, and Clearspring Technologies, the largest online content sharing network. Over the past 20 years he has been a board member or early investor in a number of successful technology companies, from Groupon to Revolution Money, which was acquired by American Express in 2009. Ted is also on the board of directors of Georgetown University, his alma mater.

His tireless drive has Ted engaging in the entertainment industry as well. He produced the film “Nanking,” a documentary about the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China which won a 2009 Peabody Award, a 2009 Emmy Award, and the Documentary Film Editing Award at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. In addition, Ted recently founded and launched SnagFilms, a Web 2.0 company which brings the best nonfiction films to a global web audience. Ted’s book “The Business of Happiness: 6 Secrets To Extraordinary Success In Work And Life” was published in February 2010 and quickly became a bestseller.

Rosetta Stone Leadership

• Tom Adams
• Mike Fulkerson
• Greg Keim
• Michaela Oliver

• Stephen Swad
• Jay Topper
• Michael Wu
• Pradeep Mannakkara
• Judy Verses

International Leadership

• Steven Cho
• Oskar Handrick
• Pamela Mulder

• Gustaf Nordbäck
• Sylke Riester
• Tak Shiohama

Board of Directors

• Tom Adams
• Phil Clough
• John Coleman
• Laurence Franklin

• Patrick Gross
• Ted Leonsis
• John Lindahl
• Laura Witt
• Marguerite Kondracke