Celebrating Illustrious Careers in Entertainment, Music, and Talent Management.
2016 Inductee
Jerry Solomon is President and CEO of StarGames LLC, a fully integrated sports marketing, management, and entertainment company at the apex of the sports and entertainment industry. Founded in 1994, StarGames provides athlete representation in a broad spectrum of sports, produces live events and television programs.
Jerry Solomon's management clients include: #1 world-ranked tennis legend Ivan Lendl, #5 world-ranked tennis player Eliot Teltscher, #6 world-ranked tennis player Wojtek Fibak, French Open Champion Michael Chang, junior world tennis champion Jaime Yzaga, three-time Olympic gold medalist Karch Kiraly, two-time Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan, five-time Olympic medalist Janet Evans, World Champion, Todd Eldredge, five-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner Kersee, five-time Olympic medalist Shannon Miller, Olympic Gold medalist Kent Steffes, two-time Olympic gold medalist Steve Timmons and Olympic gold medalist and world judo champion Kayla Harrison.
Personal Managers Hall Of Fame
Jerry Solomon has produced numerous sports events, including: King of the Beach Invitational, Queen of the Beach Invitational, Scottish Grasscourt Championships, NetJets Showdown, BNP Paribas Showdown/New York, BNP Paribas Showdown/Hong Kong, World Tennis Day, London Showdown ('14), Tennis Night in America, Caesars Tennis Classic, Montreal Rendezvous, Nancy Kerrigan & Friends, Tribute to the Golden Age of American Skating ('10), Tribute to the Ladies of the Ice ('11), Tribute to American Skating ('13), Halloween on Ice, One Enchanted Evening, An Evening of Country on Ice, A Holiday Celebration on Ice, Footloose on Ice, Nancy Kerrigan Golf Classic and Janet Evans Invitational
His television production credits include: Spike! (Telly Award Winner), Countdown to Sports Series, Ivan Lendl: Return of a Champion, Colors of Winter, World of Tennis, Nancy Kerrigan's World of Skating, Dreams on Ice and Halloween on Ice: Behind the Screams.
He has also served in numerous sports executive positions, including: Director, Colgate Grand Prix 1979-1980, Director, Volvo Grand Prix 1980-83, Vice President of Tennis, ProServ 1984-90, Management responsibility for ProServ Europe and Australia 1984-92, President and COO, Board of Directors ProServ 1990-94, Executive Director, Association of Volleyball Professionals 1995-96, President, TFN 2003-05, President and CEO, StarGames 1994-present, Partner, Ivan Lendl's Champions Academy 2009-11 and President, GF Sports 2015-present.
Jerry Solomon was selected as Sporting News "Top 100 in Sports" and International Figure Skating "Top 25 in Skating." He is the author of An Insiders Guide to Managing Sporting Events and is an Adjunct Professor at University of New Hampshire and UCLA Anderson School of Management.
He is married to two-time Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan who have four children.
Source: StarGames