Jared Smith was named President, Ticketmaster North America in December 2012. In this role, Jared is responsible for Ticketmaster’s world-leading business-to-business ticketing software platforms. He provides strategic oversight of the product development teams and leads the company’s support, sales, distribution and marketing operations that provide service to more than 2,000 key customer accounts in North America.

Jared most recently was Ticketmaster’s Chief Operating Officer. Under his leadership Ticketmaster revolutionized the company’s approach to client engagement and transformed the client-facing sales and support organization. Always an instrumental part of innovative initiatives, Jared also led the team to focus on data-driven products and services and technology-driven marketing tools.

Prior to joining Ticketmaster in 2003, Jared oversaw the administration, sales and marketing departments of the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, Georgia, and served as the Executive Director of the Quad Cities Sports Commission in Moline, Illinois. He holds of Bachelor’s of Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Iowa.