Cathy Engelbert

As the first-ever Commissioner of the WNBA, Cathy Engelbert is charged with bolstering visibility for the sport of women's basketball, empowering WNBA players, and enhancing fan engagement. In her time as Commissioner, Engelbert has executed a historic player-first Collective Bargaining Agreement, built and socialized a new economic framework to drive league revenue and owner success, and led the league to a successful 2020 season through the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to being appointed Commissioner in July 2019, Engelbert spent 33 years at Deloitte, rising to Chief Executive Officer in 2015. As CEO, she became the first woman to lead a Big Four firm, overseeing one of the largest professional services organizations in the U.S. with more than 100,000 professionals. Over the course of her tenure, she drove 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