If you’ve ever bought concert tickets, there’s a high chance you’ve used Live Nation to purchase them.

Enter Alan Ostfield (LAW’90, Questrom’91), a sports fanatic who ironically never really an interest in music growing up, but now finds himself as the President of the North Atlantic Division of Live Nation.

After earning his JD and MBA from BU, Alan Ostfield went on to occupy the c-suite of legendary organizations including the San Diego Padres, the Detroit Pistons and now, the North Atlantic division of the world’s largest live entertainment company, Live Nation. Alan explores the process of building his career, learning from his mistakes and his advice on how to pivot when the future of your career stretches beyond your control.

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The Proud to BU podcast series highlights some of our most interesting and accomplished alumni and how their path to success began at Boston University.

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