Speaker Profile

Karlis Kezbers is the Vice President of Global Client Analytics at Ticketmaster. He started with the company in 2021 after a year of analytical consulting with InterWorks and 12 years overseeing various departments such as Business Intelligence, Analytics, Ticket Operations, Retention, and Premium Service with the Oklahoma City Thunder. At the end of Kezbers tenure with the Thunder, he led the development of the Thunder LaunchPad, an offsite innovation lab devoted to regional economic growth and housed a startup accelerator program. Kezbers’ career began with four years of sales and service roles with the Phoenix Suns and Mercury.

Kezbers has been an adjunct professor at the University of Oklahoma for eight years and sits on the advisory board for the management and international business school. He resides in Oklahoma City with his wife, Emily, and two kids, Brynn and Davis.