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Found this page only to verify the spelling of Ted's name. Page is not neutral. Very smarmy and the effusive language praising Ted's genius and business acumen should be toned down severely.

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Theodore "Ted" J. Leonsis is known as one of the country’s premiere businessmen having held numerous leadership positions at AOL.

The phrase "one of the country’s premiere businessmen" fails to adhere to NPOV and "numerous leadership positions" would be better served by listing pertinent positions. 71.62.104.63 (talk) 05:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


He is also a professional sports team owner, a film producer, a private-angel investor, an active Board member and a committed philanthropist.

Limited relevance. Leonsis is not well known for any of the things listed other than being a sports team owner. 71.62.104.63 (talk) 05:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1957 to Greek immigrant parents, their goal was for their only son to become educated and go to a good college. [1].

Not really relevant to article; not NPOV. 71.62.104.63 (talk) 05:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


During his 14-year career with AOL, the company enjoyed its greatest periods of growth and financial success. Ted now serves as Vice Chairman Emeritus, having stepped down from day-to-day management at AOL on December 31, 2006. He has served as AOL Vice Chairman as well as President of several business units including the AOL Services Company; AOL Studios; AOL Web Services; AOL Core Service and the AOL Audience Business.

Unsourced; not NPOV. 71.62.104.63 (talk) 05:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


Ted is now the Chairman of Revolution Money, an innovative new Web 2.0 payment platform and credit-card service created to transform the financial services industry by drastically altering the economics through Internet-based technology. This new payment platform also generates significant merchant and consumer benefits. Revolution Money, formerly GratisCard Inc., is a subsidiary of Revolution LLC, the investment company created by Steve Case.

Ted also has investments in a large group of web-related companies including: Algentis LLC; Beacon Capital Strategies LLC; Clearspring Technologies; Geneva Acquisition Corp.; Mahalo; Mobile Posse; Object Video and Qloud. Ted serves on the board of several of these companies as well as PodShow.

Early in his career, Ted was the founder of several new media companies including Redgate Communications Corporation, a pioneering new media company which, in 1993, was the first company acquired by AOL. He was also the founder of six personal computer magazines, authored four books and worked on the introduction of the IBM PC and the Apple Macintosh. He co-invented a very successful board game called "Only in New York," and served as a marketing executive with Harris Corp and Wang Laboratories

During Ted’s tenure as majority owner of the Capitals, the team has won two division titles and recorded the second-most points in franchise history. Under his leadership, several Washington Capitals business units have been recognized nationally, including game presentation by IDEA, media relations by the Professional Hockey Writers Association and the website by Sports Business Journal and Forbes magazine.

Unsourced; of marginal relevance; not NPOV. 71.62.104.63 (talk) 05:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


Since that time, the film has been screened at film festivals around the globe including the Hong Kong Film Festival, where it won the Humanitarian Award, and is already the best-selling documentary in China’s history.

For Nanking, with which Ted made his production debut, he assembled a highly acclaimed filmmaking team including the Academy Award-winning writer/director team of Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman, as well as a strong Hollywood cast including Woody Harrelson, Jurgen Prochnow, Mariel Hemingway and others to narrate the film. Nanking is a documentary film that serves as a powerful, emotional and relevant reminder of the heartbreaking toll war takes on the innocent as it tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China, in the early days of World War II. The film is set for theatrical release on December 12, 2007 by THINK Films, and will air on HBO after its public run.

While at the Sundance Film Festival, Ted coined the phrase “Filmanthropy” to describe a new category of filmmaking that activates discussion as well as new volunteers and new funds that benefit a social cause. Ted is currently in production of “Kickin’ It,” a feature documentary about the power of sports as an agent for change, personal redemption and to help people find a better life. The film presents a natural extension of Filmanthropy.

Unsourced; of marginal relevance; not NPOV. 71.62.104.63 (talk) 05:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


Ted is a major philanthropist and is very involved with numerous charities, including Best Buddies, Hoop Dreams, See Forever Foundation, Youth Aids and others through the work of the Leonsis Foundation. He has been named one of the 20 most powerful people in sports by the Sporting News, Washington's Business man of the Year by Washington Business Journal, a Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian Magazine, ADL's man of the year and Time Warner's Community Action Man of the Year in 2005.

Unsourced; not NPOV. 71.62.104.63 (talk) 05:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


Leonsis once served as mayor of Orchid, Florida. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, and later, Lowell, MA, he lives in McLean, Virginia and Vero Beach, Florida with his wife and two children.

Unsourced; could find no valid sources for any information other than Orchid, FL mayorship. 71.62.104.63 (talk) 05:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


Ted runs his own blog at Ted's Take.

Already in external links 71.62.104.63 (talk) 05:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


1957 births; People from Brooklyn; People from McLean, Virginia

Unable to find proper sources 71.62.104.63 (talk) 05:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


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