Sheldon Sandler

Sheldon Sandler is the Founder and CEO of Bel Air Partners. He gained his initial experience in retail vehicle distribution in 1996 when he guided the IPO for Rush Enterprises, the first franchised vehicle dealer to go public. Since founding Bel Air Partners in 1998, Sheldon has been responsible for numerous auto dealership assignments nationwide. He is a widely sought-after speaker at industry events, column writer and commentator on dealership valuations and the state of the “buy/sell” market. Before founding Bel Air, Sheldon spent eight years with the NYSE member firm Ladenburg Thalmann, where he successfully completed over a dozen IPO’s and numerous M&A transactions. Previously, Sheldon served eleven years with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Philadelphia branch, the last four as Chief Examiner. Sheldon is a non-practicing CPA with a BS from Penn State and an MBA from the Fox School of Business at Temple University.