The ownership group of the Washington Wizards, Capitals and Mystics has a new minority investor in eBay billionaire Jeff Skoll, Monumental Sports & Entertainment announced Tuesday.
Skoll was eBay’s first full-time hire and first president, leading the online auction site through its initial public offering before leaving in 2001 to pursue a diverse array of projects. The 57-year-old is a celebrated philanthropist whose portfolio includes the Skoll Foundation, Capricorn Investment Group and Participant, which produced the Oscar-winning film “Spotlight” and blockbuster documentaries such as “An Inconvenient Truth” and “Fast Food Nation.”
