Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

Founder & CEO, Leadleg LLC and Olympic Champion - Gold, 1994

Benita Fitzgerald Mosley is an Olympic gold medalist and an established international leader across the nonprofit, sports, and business sectors. Benita’s consulting firm, LeadLeg, LLC, harnesses the lessons of elite sport to create transformative experiences for her clients—helping leaders and organizations build a lasting legacy of impact.

Benita’s successful career includes a plethora of senior leadership roles, such as: CEO of Multiplying Good, Vice President of Community & Impact for LeagueApps, CEO of Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA, COO of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Chief of Sport for USA Track & Field, and CEO of Women in Cable Telecommunications.

Benita’s professional honors include being named “Cable TV Executive of the Year” by Television Week Magazine, and recognized as a Game Changer by the Sports Business Journal. Mosley serves on the International Olympic Committee Digital Engagement and Marketing Commission, and the Boards of Special Olympics International, Athletes for Hope, and the US Olympic & Paralympic Museum.

A world-class athlete, Benita is a two-time Olympian and won a gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles—becoming the first American woman to accomplish this milestone. Named the “Top Female Sports Figure of the 20th Century from Virginia” by Sports Illustrated, and “Sportswoman of the Century” by The Potomac News, Benita is also an inductee into the Collegiate Sports Hall of Fame, Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, Virginia High School Hall of Fame, Penn Relays Hall of Fame, and a charter member of the University of Tennessee Volunteers Hall of Fame. in 1996, Benita was one of eight U.S. Olympians to carry the Olympic Flag during the Opening Ceremonies of the Atlanta Games.

Benita holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee (UT). She resides in Haymarket, VA, with her husband, Ron, and they have two children currently in college.