Ali Abhary

Ali Abhary

Webit Speaker, Chief Executive of Spectrum Medya A.S.

Ali Abhary is the Chief Executive of Spectrum Medya A.S., the largest radio broadcasting company in Turkey.  An Iranian-Canadian who moved to Turkey 16 years ago, Mr. Abhary is the founder of Biletix A.S., the leading entertainment ticketing company in Turkey which he subsequently sold to Ticketmaster / Live Nation in 2006.  In founding Biletix, Mr. Abhary established one of the earliest and most successful internet startups in Turkey, and the first that led to a direct investment from a major international e-commerce company.  Prior to founding Biletix, Mr. Abhary was a Senior Consultant with Monitor Group, a world-leading strategy consulting firm having worked in Monitor’s Istanbul and Boston offices advising major Fortune 500 companies on issues of strategy and new market entry.  Mr. Abhary is a Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude graduate of Brown University where he studied International Relations and Economics.