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Ted Leonsis
Theodore John Leonsis (born January 8, 1957) is a Greek American sports team owner, venture capital investor, filmmaker, author, and philanthropist. He is a former senior executive with America Online (AOL). As the founder, chairman, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, he is the majority owner of the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals, the National Basketball Association's Washington Wizards, the Women's National Basketball Association's Washington Mystics and the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. He is a founding member and investor in the Revolution Growth Fund, which includes investments in FedBid, Resonate Insights, Optoro and CustomInk. He is the founder and chairman of SnagFilms, which produced the documentary film ''Nanking''. The film was honored with the 2009 News & Documentary Emmy Award. In 2010, he wrote the book, ''The Business of Happiness''.
== Personal background ==
Theodore John Leonsis was born on January 8, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Greek American parents, who worked as a waiter and a secretary. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School, before moving to Lowell, Massachusetts, where he graduated from Lowell High School in 1973. In 2005, he was honored as one of Lowell High School's Distinguished Alumni for reaching the highest level of accomplishment and possessing the highest standards of integrity and character. After graduating from Georgetown University in 1977,〔http://ted.aol.com/index.php?ID=179〕 he moved back to his parents' home in Lowell and began working for Wang Laboratories.〔
In early 2011, Leonsis purchased a 13-acre estate in Potomac, Maryland. He acquired the property for $20 million after selling homes in McLean, Virginia and Vero Beach, Florida. The estate was once the home of Joseph P. Kennedy, summer home of Franklin Roosevelt, and was owned by the Gore family from 1942 to 1995. Leonsis purchased the home from Chris Rogers, a telecommunications executive who acquired Leonsis' home in McLean.
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