Zachary Leonsis is President of Media & New Enterprises for Monumental Sports & Entertainment (Monumental), a multi-platform sports, media, entertainment, and technology company located in the heart of the “DMV” in downtown Washington, D.C. Monumental is best known for its fan-facing brands which include the 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals, the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the 2019 WNBA Champion Washington Mystics, the 2020 & 2021 NBA 2K League Champion Wizards District Gaming, and Capital One Arena, as well as two additional team brands, three more venues, and equity in two media networks including NBC Sports Washington and Monumental Sports Network. As President of Media & New Enterprises, Leonsis oversees all of Monumental’s media rights relationships, operations, and revenues. Additionally, Leonsis also oversees all M&A, venture capital and private equity investment opportunities including existing investments in companies including Team Liquid, Epic Games, Niantic, Dapper Labs, and more. Leonsis also launched and oversees Monumental’s growing esports division. Leonsis represents Monumental on NBC Sports Washington’s board of directors as well as on esports team, Team Liquid’s board of directors. Recently, Leonsis was also a member of the board of directors of Acies Acquisition Corp which announced a successful business combination with social gaming company, PlayStudios. Leonsis joins Acies Acquisition Corp II as a founder and board member. Leonsis is also co-founder of Monumental’s industry-leading conference, the Sports Capital Symposium.

In 2016, Leonsis launched Monumental Sports Network, co-owned by Monumental and NBC Sports Group, as a direct-to-fan content service provider seeking to reach cord-cutting sports fans. Monumental Sports Network offers paid-membership bundles that feature hundreds of live games across over 20 different sports leagues, hundreds of hours of original programming, exclusive merchandise discounts, and member-only events & experiences.