Alison Spitzer (born 1980) is an American businesswoman and author. She is the current president of Spitzer Management, where she transitioned the auto business towards e-commerce.[2][3]

Alison Spitzer
Born (1980-07-12) July 12, 1980 (age 44)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materAmerican University
Occupation(s)Businesswoman
Author
Years active2007–present
Known forLegislative advocacy in the automotive industry
Notable workGrand Theft Auto
SpouseJeremy Swartz

Spitzer is also a co-author of the book Grand Theft Auto, and is recognized for her legislative advocacy in the automotive industry.

Early life and family

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Alison Spitzer comes from a family with a background in the automobile industry.[4] Initially, she wanted to work in international relations, so she studied at the American University, and graduated with a master's degree in international communications.[5]

Spitzer married Jeremy Swartz in 2008, and the couple have three children.[4][6]

Career

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Spitzer started her career in New York City at Cassidy & Associates.[4][7] Later, in 2007, she joined Spitzer Auto in Florida.[4][8] During the subsequent several years, she shifted the focus of the company's activities to be centered on the internet and increased the company's presence in e-commerce.[9] She set up the company's e-commerce department and launched a number of websites to support it, including one for each franchise.[9]

Spitzer is also the co-author of a book named Grand Theft Auto.[8][10]

An advocate for the interests of the auto sector, Spitzer is well known for her activism.[10][8] After the bankruptcies of General Motors and Chrysler, Spitzer pushed for legislation to help dealerships that had to close as a result of the automakers' bankruptcies.[10]

Spitzer is the current president of Spitzer Management.[4][8]

Awards

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  • Women's Automotive Association International Award (2014)[11]

Bibliography

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  • Spitzer, Alison; Alan Spitzer (2011). Grand Theft Auto

References

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  1. ^ "Alison Spitzer".
  2. ^ "Spitzer Auto Group sees no need to haggle". Crain's Cleveland Business.
  3. ^ "Marketing to millennials: Make it online, fast, easy". Automotive News.
  4. ^ a b c d e "100 Leading Women In The North American Auto Industry - Alison Spitzer". Automotive News. November 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Forty Under 40 - Alison Spitzer". Crain's Cleveland Business. May 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "Swartz-Spitzer wedding". The News-Herald. August 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "Alison Spitzer biography".
  8. ^ a b c d "Spitzer Organization". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
  9. ^ a b "Forty Under 40 - Alison Spitzer". Automotive News. November 9, 2018.
  10. ^ a b c "A short, unhappy chat with the car czar". Automotive News. July 14, 2011.
  11. ^ Hour Detroit (January 6, 2014). "Women's Automotive Association Names Leadership Honorees". DBusiness. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

Further reading

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  • Diaz-Kope, Luisa M., et al. "A shift in federal policy regulation of the automobile industry: policy brokers and the ACF." Politics and Policy, vol. 41, no. 4, Aug. 2013, pp. 563+. Gale Academic OneFile