As one of the country's premiere businessmen, Ted Leonsis is a pioneer of the new media industry, a professional sports team owner and a philanthropist. He is a visionary in the Internet industry, having been involved since it's inception, and currently serves as Vice Chairman of America Online, LLC. As a sports team owner, Ted is the founder of Lincoln Holdings LLC a sports and entertainment company, that holds ownership rights in several Washington, DC entities including 100% of the NHL's Washington Capitals and the WNBA's Washington Mystics. Ted also has recently become involved in the filmmaking business through conceptualizing and producing "Nanking," a documentary film that makes its world premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

Ted, the longest-tenured senior executive at AOL, has served in multiple leadership capacities with the company including President of several business units including the AOL Core Service, AOL Web Properties, AOL Studios, and, most recently, the AOL Audience Business. With his consumer-driven focus, he has always been known to champion the members' voice for AOL.

Prior to joining AOL, Ted was the founder of several new media companies including Redgate Communications Corporation, a pioneering new media company that was the first company ever acquired by AOL in 1993. Additionally, Ted was the founder of six personal computer magazines, authored four books, and worked on the introduction of the IBM PC and the Apple MacIntosh. He also co-invented a very successful board game called "Only in New York." In addition, he served as a marketing executive with Harris Corp and Wang Laboratories.

As a sports team owner, in addition to being the majority owner of the Capitals and Mystics, Lincoln Holdings LLC also owns approximately 44% of Washington Sports and Limited Partnership (WSELP), which owns the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the Verizon Center (formerly the MCI Center), and the Baltimore-Washington Ticketmaster franchise.

With the world premiere of "Nanking" at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Documentary Editing Award presented by the Sundance Independent Film Competition Documentary Jury, Ted made his production debut. With this film, Ted assembled a highly acclaimed filmmaking team including by the Academy-Award-winning writer/director team of Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman. Nanking is a documentary film that serves as a powerful, emotional and relevant reminder of the heartbreaking toll war takes on the innocent as it tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China, in the early days of World War II.

Additionally, Ted is a major philanthropist and is very involved with numerous charities, including Best Buddies, Hoop Dreams, See Forever Foundation, Youth Aids, and numerous others through the work of the Leonsis Foundation. He also once served as mayor of Orchid, Florida, and serves on the board of directors of his alma mater Georgetown University. Among his many honors, Ted has been named Washington's Businessman of the Year, a Washingtonian of the Year, one of the 20 most influential people in sports, one of America's most creative executives, and a top 10 entrepreneur of the year. Originally from Brooklyn, NY and later, Lowell, MA, he now lives in McLean, VA and Vero Beach, FL with his wife and two children.