David Shor

David Shor is the founder and CEO of The Shor Group of Companies headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. Shor has an extensive background in entertainment management, motion picture and live performance production, consulting and finance. He has served as the chief executive of the Shor Group of Companies for over 35 years, serving startup clients as well as Fortune 500 companies in numerous industries in the U.S., Western Europe and the Middle East. He provides leadership and management expertise in the health care, financial services, and entertainment industries. Mr. Shor is the founder and CEO of David Shor Productions, headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. DSP is involved in producing live entertainment, motion picture and television content. Mr. Shor is a principal and managing partner of Labrador Media Group, a Santa Barbara, California headquartered company that provides financing, production, development and distribution for filmmakers, writers and other artists, and of Labrador Pictures, a motion picture production company. Shor is also the managing director of Sleepless In Seattle Management, LLC, a company formed to bring that iconic title to the Broadway stage. Mr. Shor is the lead producer of the show. In his capacity as adviser/consultant to emerging entrepreneurs, Shor has helped to guide and navigate the products and careers of clients as diverse as organic cotton farmers, producers of alternative feminine hygiene products, multinational developers of information technology products, Fortune 100 companies, charitable organizations, mobile fitness centers, multinational insurance underwriters & brokers, internet service providers, advertising & public relations firms, medical device manufacturers, inventors, writers, directors, performers and other artists. Shor is the founder and CEO of HFMC Corporation which provides healthcare providers with cash flow protection insurance previously unavailable to those providers. HFMC has provided billions of dollars of protection, primarily for not-for-profit hospitals all over the US. Shor's clients in the entertainment industry include screenwriters, producers, directors and performers across the spectrum of the industry; from major showroom acts in Las Vegas, to world-renowned "cirque" performers, to movie production, to screenwriters, to event productions, to lyricists & composers. Shor has raised and managed tens of millions of dollars on behalf of his clients. Shor has held senior executive positions with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG), Mc Donnell Douglas Corporation (now Boeing), Ferranti International Healthcare Systems Corporation, Pentamation Enterprises, Micro Healthsystems (now McKesson Corp.), and University of Maryland Medical System. Shor has served as Producer/Executive Producer and managing partner of Labrador Pictures (feature motion pictures), Executive Producer for The Flying Cranes (cirque performers- worldwide), Producer for Goodman Productions (live events-Las Vegas), Producer for TJ Productions (live events), Production Adviser/Consultant for Delaware Pictures (motion pictures) Producer for Liberty Jam Corporation (live concerts including: Eric Clapton, Santana, The Eagles) and others. Shor has been Producer and Executive Producer of several full-length motion pictures, made for TV films, documentaries, mockumentaries, several feature length made for TV movies, and he is presently producing the stage adaptation of ?Sleepless In Seattle-The Musical? set to open on London?s West End in late 2019. In addition, Shor is developing live performance shows into which state of the art hologram technology is integrated. Several holographic projects are presently in various stages of production. Shor and his associates have been nominated for and won several prestigious film related awards, under several production company banners, including BAFTA, Emmy, Tony and Oscar. Shor has several motion picture projects and stage productions in various stages of development. Shor and his associates have several motion picture projects and stage productions in various stages of development. Shor has served as an advisor on numerous motion picture and live performance projects. Mr. Shor serves on several corporate and not-for-profit boards. Mr. Shor served as founder and President of the Tahoe-Reno International Film Festival, and founder and President of the Ojai Ventura International Film Festival and as a member of the Producer's Network of the Cannes Film Festival. Shor has served on the board of the Santa Barbara Police Foundation, served on the board of the Ray Bradbury Theater and Film Foundation, and on several other not for profit and corporate boards. Mr. Shor resides in Santa Barbara, California with his wife (Dr.) Judi Shor and they have 3 adult children.