Theodore Leonsis

Chairman at Groupon

Theodore Leonsis has served on our Board since June 2009, as Vice Chairman from April 2011 until August 2013, as co-Chief Executive from February 2013 until August 2013, as the Company's Lead Independent Director from November 2015 until February 2019 and as Chairman of the Board from August 2013 until November 2015 and, again, since June 2020. Since 1999, Mr. Leonsis has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, LLC, a sports and entertainment company that owns the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the NHL’s Washington Capitals, the WNBA’s Washington Mystics and the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Mr. Leonsis also served as a Vice Chairman Emeritus of AOL LLC, a global Web company. Mr. Leonsis held a number of other executive positions with AOL from September 1994 to December 2006, most recently as Vice Chairman and President, AOL Audience Business. Mr. Leonsis co-founded Revolution Growth Fund II, a private investment firm in November 2011, and has served as a partner of the fund since that time. Mr. Leonsis has served as a director of American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) since July 2010, was a director of Rosetta Stone Ltd. (NYSE: RST) from December 2009 through May 2013. Mr. Leonsis also serves on the board of directors of several private Internet and technology companies, as well as several charitable organizations. Mr. Leonsis brings to the Board his experience in digital businesses, his innovative approaches, his expertise in identifying business opportunities and driving new strategies based on changing technologies, social media and the Internet.

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