Leor Zahavi
New York, Ny, Usa
Through mergers and acquisitions, Leor Zahavi became a leader in the ticket broker industry, establishing a niche in the secondary ticket market. Mr. Zahavi launched his first ticket agency, more than 25 years ago. With development of an innovative business model and use of progressive strategies, he capitalized on the advent of the Internet to create an online platform that allows for the convenient purchase of resale tickets to popular sporting events. Leor Zahavi acts as a change agent in the ticket broker industry, lobbying for updated legislation that benefits the entire sector. His efforts were instrumental in New York's becoming the first state to defend a fan’s right to resell tickets.
Leor Zahavi’s ability to analyze ticket markets has resulted in a rapidly growing market-making division and implementation of unique trading strategies, as well as proprietary trading technologies within his company. In 2005, he teamed with graduates from Princeton and MIT to develop the ticket market industry’s first ticket futures exchange and real time electronic ticket. Mr. Zahavi also helped to found the East Coast Ticket Brokers Association and the National Association of Ticket Brokers.