{"id":188399,"date":"2025-09-28T21:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T21:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/188399\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T21:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T21:32:07","slug":"who-is-cathy-engelberts-husband-everything-to-know-about-wnba-commissioners-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/188399\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Cathy Engelbert\u2019s Husband? Everything to Know About WNBA Commissioner\u2019s Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heavy is the head that wears the crown. This statement seems to be as true as it comes from WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Sure, she holds the power to be the top decision-maker in the league. But with the power, there is a ton of responsibility as well. Responsibility that would put the bravest under immense pressure. With constant pressure due to the league\u2019s constant officiating issues and the impending CBA deal, Cathy Engelbert has had a lot on her plate since the season started.<\/p>\n

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Throughout this high-pressure environment, the support of your family is very important. One of the biggest sources of this support for Cathy Engelbert is none other than her husband. Let\u2019s know more about him.<\/p>\n

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Who is Cathy Engelbert\u2019s Husband?<\/p>\n

Cathy Engelbert\u2019s husband is Ed Engelbert. He is a West Point graduate and has also served in the U.S. Army. He likes to keep his life out of the public eye. On Father\u2019s Day in 2015, Cathy Engelbert\u2019s company, Deloitte, shared a Facebook post with a message that Cathy wrote, wishing Ed a Happy Father\u2019s Day. The note said, \u201cI\u2019m thankful for and proud of my husband Ed, who is a wonderful father to our kids, Julia and Tommy. I could not be \u2018doing it all\u2019 without his constant support, despite his similarly demanding career and travel schedule. Happy Father\u2019s Day!\u201d<\/p>\n

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In an interview, Cathy Engelbert revealed that Ed is also a very passionate sports fan. He is a big follower of the New York Giants and the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Do Cathy Engelbert and Ed Engelbert Have Kids?<\/p>\n

Yes. Cathy and Ed Engelbert have two kids. They have a daughter named Julia and a son named Tommy. In an interview with Elite Sports NY, she said that her kids are big sports fans. She said, \u201cMy son\u2019s a big sports fan, and I\u2019ve turned him into a big WNBA fan, by the way. I took my daughter to Liberty game at Barclays Center and she loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of 2025, Cathy Engelbert\u2019s son Tommy is 24 years old.<\/p>\n

What are Cathy Engelbert\u2019s Career Highlights?<\/p>\n

Cathy Engelbert is commonly known as a glass ceiling breaker in the business world. Before becoming the WNBA commissioner, she was a trailblazer in the corporate world. She had a 33-year career at one of the biggest professional services firms, Deloitte. During her tenure there, she became their first female CEO in 2015. She continued to lead the company till 2019. Under her leadership, Deloitte had unprecedented success. Their revenue increased by 30% and was estimated to be over $20 billion.<\/p>\n

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She also served on the board of directors for seven years. After that, she joined the popular fast-food restaurant chain, McDonalds\u2019 board of directors in 2019. In the same year, she was also made the first-ever Commissioner of the WNBA. Through her six-year tenure till now, she has led the WNBA to never-seen-before heights. The league\u2019s revenue and exposure are at an all-time high. Sure, we could say that the entry of superstars such as Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers has helped a lot. But under wrong leadership, even the greatest of talents cannot shine.<\/p>\n

Sure, she is under immense pressure at times<\/a>, but if there is anyone who can handle it, it\u2019s Cathy Engelbert.<\/p>\n

What is Cathy Engelbert\u2019s Net Worth?<\/p>\n

As of now, Cathy Engelbert\u2019s estimated net worth is $5 million. The major contributors to her net worth are expected to be her stints as the board of directors of Deloitte and McDonalds. Although the details about her salary as a WNBA commissioner is not publicly released, it is safe to assume that it is also one of the contributors.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0How Does Cathy Engelbert Balance Her Career and Family?<\/p>\n

Despite having one of the most stressful jobs, Cathy Engelbert has maintained that family remains her top priority. In an interview with Elite Sports NY, she said, \u201cObviously, family\u2019s the most important thing to me.\u201d As mentioned above, she makes an effort to include her family in her work as well. She takes her kids to WNBA games, where they spend quality time together. Not only her kids, but she also brings her sister to the games.<\/p>\n

By bringing her family, she leads from the front to show fans that you can have a nice family time at WNBA games. Although the road is paved with a lot of challenges, Cathy Engelbert is displaying incredible resilience in navigating them. The last couple of years have been incredible for the league, and it is Cathy\u2019s responsibility to make sure that the league cashes in and gets to an even bigger stage at the global level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heavy is the head that wears the crown. This statement seems to be as true as it comes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188400,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[2968,99,2969,434],"class_list":{"0":"post-188399","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-npstrans","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-toppic","11":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}