Cathy Engelbert

- Former Deloitte U.S. CEO and onetime college basketball player Cathy Engelbert became the WNBA’s first-ever commissioner in 2019. - Since then, the league has exploded in popularity—most recently, with the arrival of a rookie class including stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. - With viewership tripling to a 1.32 million average per game in its 2024 season, Engelbert is seizing the opportunity to grow the 28-year-old league; it has announced three new expansion teams will begin play in 2025 and 2026. - While the business of the WNBA was last reported at only $200 million in revenue—before an incoming $200 million-a-year media deal and this season’s viewership surge—its cultural impact under Engelbert is enormous and still growing.