Boaz Shapiro

Experience

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  איגוד הכדורסל בישראל - Israel Basketball Association

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2008

  Youth Basketball Player
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  IDF - Israel Defence Forces

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

  Tank Commander

  Staff Sergeant upon discharge

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  ASA "Ziv" Jerusalem

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2017

  Youth Basketball Coach

  - Coached and trained U12 – U15 basketball teams in competitive leagues held by the Israel Basketball Association.

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  Agmon & Co. Rosenberg Hacohen & Co.

  Mar 2017 - May 2019

  - Counseled companies and officers in a wide range of civil, commercial, and antitrust class and derivative actions suites.- Conducted legal research in corporate governance, capital markets, pharmaceuticals, and energy sectors.

  • Associate Attorney

    Mar 2018 - May 2019

  • Articled Clerk

    Mar 2017 - Feb 2018
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  The Israel Football Association

  May 2019 - Jul 2021

  - Led a department of 10 professional and administrative employees, with a budget of approximately $500,000.- Managed the department’s operations, including organizing coaching courses and further education for 4,000 coaches, managing the coach licensing system, and developing football training and educational materials. Also led the partnership with UEFA and the Sports Ministry, including successfully amending Israeli Sports Law to comply with UEFA standards. - Managed operations for the U18 National Team (administration, logistics, staff, athlete, and international relations). - Led various projects in the National Teams Department, including characterizing and implementing the national teams' professional database, and winning the bid to host in Israel the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

  • Head of Coach Education Department

    Sept 2019 - Jul 2021

  • Manager, Men's U18 National Team

    May 2019 - Sept 2019

  • Project Manager, National Teams Department

    May 2019 - Sept 2019
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  Columbia University Sports Management

  Sept 2021 - Aug 2022

  Graduate Student

  - Sports and business analytics focus, including coursework in business intelligence, revenue strategies and analysis, marketing, finance, and sport-specific analytics.- Work examples include revenue analysis (ticketing, sponsorship, traditional and social media), partnership strategies, data storytelling and visualization, data modelling, statistical analysis, and sport-specific analytics projects.

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  Orlando City SC

  May 2022 - Sept 2022

  Data Analyst - Football Analytics & Strategy

  - Leading football analytics and strategy related projects for the team’s analytics department, by conducting data-driven research, video analysis, and providing visualizations and insights.- Analyzed team and player performance, industry-leading tactics and recruitment practices.

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  Spurs Sports & Entertainment

  Nov 2022 - Jun 2023

  Associate - Organizational Strategy

  - Cross-organizational research, analysis and execution of projects concerning the business operations of SS&E properties, including the San Antonio Spurs, Austin Spurs, San Antonio FC, AT&T Center and Toyota Field.- Associate to the CEO, RC Buford.

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  Hapoel Tel Aviv FC

  Jun 2023 - Dec 2024

  VP & General Counsel

  - Part of club leadership, including all decision making regarding operations of the club’s men, women, youth and community teams (23 teams in total), the club’s facilities, and the club's ticketing, sponsorship, media and branding efforts.- Leading all legal and corporate governance aspects across club operations (over 150 employees and 1,000 players). - Leading legal strategy and managing litigations proceedings, both sports specific proceedings and civil cases. - Negotiating and formulating contracts for all employees, players, coaching staff, facilities, sponsors, partners, vendors. Show less