Cathy Engelbert

In July 2019, Cathy Engelbert was named the first-ever Commissioner of the WNBA and is charged with bolstering visibility for the sport of women's basketball and leading the business through transformation.  Since Cathy stepped into the role of WNBA Commissioner, she has executed a historic player-first Collective Bargaining Agreement in 2020; built and socialized a new economic framework to drive league revenue growth and stakeholder success; led the longest tenured women's professional sports league in the U.S. through it's 25th anniversary season and through the COVID-19 pandemic; and, raised $75 million capital from outside investors to fund league transformation projects.