Has WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert Improved the League? | Engelbert's Goals from 9.5.19 Interview

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This is wide ranging Q&A from Cathy Engelbert's first interview with reporters in Los Angeles, California on September 5, 2019. Engelbert became the Commissioner of the WNBA in July 2019.

As the WNBA prepares to start the 2020 season on July 24, 2020 at a single-site bubble location at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, I thought it was appropriate to look back at Engelbert's initial interview with credentialed media members in LA.

Engelbert is the first commissioner in the history of the WNBA.

Engelbert, is a former Women's College Basketball Player at Lehigh University.

Engelbert's father, Kurt, played for Naismith Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsay at Saint Joseph's University and was drafted in 1957 by the NBA's Detroit Pistons.

Engelbert is also the former CEO of Deloitte.

In this interview, Engelbert shared her vision for the WNBA and how she wants to grow revenues in the WNBA and improve player safety through improved travel and mental health resources.

Engelbert is also focused on improving fans access to WNBA merchandise, which she believes goes along with improving and fan engagement and the overall fan experience.

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From her official WNBA bio:

CATHY ENGELBERT
Cathy Engelbert was appointed Commissioner of the WNBA in July 2019. As the WNBA’s first Commissioner, Engelbert is responsible for setting the vision for the WNBA and overseeing the league’s day-to-day business and basketball operations.

Engelbert has more than 30 years of experience in business and operations. Previously, Engelbert was CEO of Deloitte since 2015, where she led one of the largest professional services organizations in the U.S. with more than 100,000 professionals. Over the course of her tenure, she led a large transformation across the business by moving the firm towards emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, robotics and cloud, including securing ecosystem partnerships with large technology companies and executing digital acquisitions. During her tenure, revenues grew more than 30 percent, and Engelbert drove a people-first agenda, including implementing a holistic well-being culture through programs like Deloitte’s 16-week family leave policy.

Engelbert received a B.S. in accounting from Lehigh University and is a certified public accountant licensed in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. During her time at Lehigh, Engelbert was a member of the university’s basketball and lacrosse teams and served as a senior captain for both teams. On the court, she played for former Lehigh coach and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Muffet McGraw. Engelbert’s father, Kurt, played for Naismith Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsay at Saint Joseph’s University and was drafted in 1957 by the NBA’s Detroit Pistons.

As a strong supporter of diversity and inclusion, Engelbert is the first woman to serve as chair of the Catalyst Board, a global non-profit organization that promotes inclusive workplaces for women, and was also the first woman chair of the Center for Audit Quality Governing Board. Engelbert has been listed as one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women for the last four years. She is ranked on Glassdoor’s annual Employees’ Choice Awards honoring the 100 Highest-Rated CEOs, and among Crain’s 50 Most Powerful Women in New York. Engelbert has also been recognized as one of Working Mother magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Moms and one of Fast Company magazine’s Most Productive People.

Engelbert is married and has two children.

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