David Meltzer (sports executive)
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| Born |
January 11, 1968 (age 50) Akron, Ohio |
| Residence | Orange County, California |
| Alma mater | Occidental College Tulane University Law School |
| Occupation | Business Executive Keynote Speaker Author Humanitarian |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Awards | Ellis Island Medal of Honor Variety's Unite4:Humanity Sports Humanitarian of the Year |
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David Meltzer (born January 11, 1968) is an American business executive, author, and humanitarian best known for his work in the field of sports marketing. He is also a featured speaker at conferences, corporate meetings, seminars, and other events along with being featured, interviewed or quoted in media including The New York Times, Sporting News, the International Business Times,Fox Business, and Bloomberg News.
In 2014, he was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and honored as a Knight of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem Knights of Malta, the world’s oldest humanitarian organization. Meltzer was named a "Top 10 Keynote Speaker" by Forbes magazine in January 2016. In February 2016, Meltzer was awarded the Sports Humanitarian of the Year award at the Variety Unite4:Humanity event in Beverly Hills, California.
Meltzer was born in Akron, Ohio on January 11, 1968. Currently, he is the chief executive officer (CEO) at Sports 1 Marketing with his business partner Warren Moon, and a national best-selling author. Prior to this, as CEO of Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment, Meltzer, along with Leigh and Warren Moon, negotiated over two billion dollars in sports and entertainment contracts. In addition to athlete representation, LSSE served as creative and technical consultants on movie and television projects such as Jerry Maguire, Any Given Sunday, For the Love of the Game, and HBO's Arli$$.
Meltzer attended Occidental College and received his J.D. from Tulane University Law School.
Meltzer has spent the last 25 years as an entrepreneur and executive in the legal, technology, sports and entertainment fields.
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