Theodore John Leonsis (created January 8, 1957) is a Greek- American sports team owner, venture capital investor, filmmaker, writer, and philanthropist. He’s a former senior executive with America Online (AOL). He’s a founding member and investor in the Revolution Growth Fund, including investments in FedBid, Resonate Penetrations, Optoro and CustomInk. He’s the creator and chairman of SnagFilms, which made the documentary film “Nanking”. The movie was honored together with the 2009 News & Documentary Emmy Award. In 2010, he composed the novel, “The Business of Happiness”.
Leonsis has possessed the Washington Capitals because the spring of 1999, as well as for the reason that timeframe the team has won seven Southeast Division titles, a Presidents’ Trophy , and it has recorded more than 200 straight sellouts at Verizon Center. He was involved with a physical altercation using a devotee, who led a mocking chant of Leonsis throughout the match and hoisted a signal chiding him. In the altercation, Leonsis caught and threw the buff to the floor, which likewise caused a young kid to fall to the earth. For his participation in the scuffle, Leonsis was fined $100,000. He also received a suspension of a single week, during which he was prohibited from having any contact with all the team. Following the event, Leonsis personally called the devotee to apologize for his activities and encouraged him and his family to see a match in the owner’s box. In 2009, a season ticket holder told Leonsis of a displaced guy, Scott Lovell, who spent his nights sleeping outside Verizon Center. Leonsis found Lovell a part time occupation as a restaurant kitchen worker and supplied him with a paid and furnished flat, a prosthetic leg and Capitals season tickets for life. In return, Lovell vowed to keep clean and sober.