Assistant General Manager, WNBA Washington MysticsSenior Vice President
Strategy + VisionMonumental Sports & Entertainment
Prior to joining the basketball operations department, Giovannetti served as the Director of Youth Basketball for the Wizards and Mystics where she launched the Wizards and Mystics Youth Basketball program.
Maria graduated Magna Cum Laude from Virginia Commonwealth University where she was a four-year varsity basketball player, two-year team captain and the Colonial Athletic Association’s Scholar Athlete of the Year. Maria continued her studies at the George Washington University where she received her Master’s in Tourism Administration with a focus in Sport Management.
Strategy + VisionMonumental Sports & Entertainment
Maria Giovannetti
Maria Giovannetti is in her 17th season with the Mystics as the Assistant General Manager and Senior Vice President, Strategy + Vision. In this role she oversees all team operations and logistics, facilitation of player support functions and strategizes on culture development. Giovannetti has been instrumental in assisting General Manager Mike Thibault in building the team that has made eight post-season appearances, including Washington’s back-to-back trips to the WNBA Finals in 2018 and 2019, and the first title in franchise history in 2019.Prior to joining the basketball operations department, Giovannetti served as the Director of Youth Basketball for the Wizards and Mystics where she launched the Wizards and Mystics Youth Basketball program.
Maria graduated Magna Cum Laude from Virginia Commonwealth University where she was a four-year varsity basketball player, two-year team captain and the Colonial Athletic Association’s Scholar Athlete of the Year. Maria continued her studies at the George Washington University where she received her Master’s in Tourism Administration with a focus in Sport Management.