Sheila C. Johnson, CEO, has enjoyed success in many areas. Co-founder of BET (Black Entertainment Television), she is also a partner in Lincoln Holdings, LLC, and RLJ Development. Lincoln Holdings, a Washington, DC based company, is the majority owner of the NHL Washington Capitols and the WNBA’s Washington Mystics as well as a partner of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and the state-of-the-art Verizon Center. Mrs. Johnson sits on the boards of Parsons The New School for Design, The Whitney Museum of American Art, VH1 Save the Music Foundation, and the United States Equestrian Federation. She also serves as a Global Ambassador for CARE, a humanitarian organization whose mission is to fight global poverty. |