Cathy Engelbert did her job. Now the WNBA needs a true visionary as commissioner
Cathy Engelbert was a good commissioner for someone who once ran an accounting firm. This is not a slight. No need to wait while the laugh track runs its course. The former CEO of Deloitte kept the WNBA afloat during a pandemic, secured a seismic media rights deal, charted a course for league expansion, and toasted a landmark collective bargaining agreement only months ago. She did the number stuff well. Now the league requires a leader who does everything spectacularly. When Engelbert announced
Cathy Engelbert did her job. Now the WNBA needs a true visionary as commissioner Cathy Engelbert was a good commissioner for someone who once ran an accounting firm. This is not a slight. No need to wait while the laugh track runs its course. The former CEO of Deloitte kept the WNBA afloat during a pandemic, secured a seismic media rights deal, charted a course for league expansion, and toasted a landmark collective bargaining agreement only months ago. She did the number stuff well. Now the league requires a leader who does everything spectacularly. When Engelbert announced Read at source