Thomas Rudy

Prior to joining as the principal, Thomas Rudy has been a mentor to leAD since 2017. He is the Co-Founder of WhiteRock, an advisory firm working on M&A transactions and investments in the sports & entertainment sectors. In 2019 and 2020, he was voted one of the Top 25 experts in SportsTech in the North American SportsTech Report. Furthermore, he is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of New York-based venture capital fund Elevate Innovation Partners that focuses on early stage investments in fintech and enterprise software companies. Rudy’s career in sports investment banking started at Citigroup in New York, where he worked as an Analyst for the firm’s Sports Advisory Group. In this role, he worked with NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS, and European football team owners to buy and sell franchises as well as finance the expansion of their enterprises. He graduated from the College at Columbia University in New York City in 2006 with a B.A. in Economics.