Lydia Fenet takes the rostrum as Broad Arrow Group's Principal Auctioneer. During a two-decade long career at Christie’s, Lydia served as the lead benefit auctioneer for the company working with over six hundred organizations and raising over half a billion dollars for nonprofits in the US, Europe, and the Middle East. Lydia currently serves as a Christie’s Ambassador as well as a keynote speaker represented by CAA. She travels internationally speaking to groups about unlocking their sales potential and empowering their teams in the workplace. 

Impressively, Lydia has raised over half a billion dollars for non-profits globally. Using her charisma, humor, and uncanny ability to connect meaningfully with audience sizes from 100 to over 6,000 attendees, Lydia commands every stage effortlessly. Since leading her first auction in 2001, Lydia has taken over a thousand individual auctions, and she is recognized as the top performer in her field.

Lydia was recently named one of New York’s most influential women by Gotham magazine, has been featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Crain’s, and has appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair and Town & Country. Her widely acclaimed book, The Most Powerful Woman in the Room is You was published by Simon & Schuster and purchased by Netflix in March 2022. Her second book, Claim Your Confidence, will be published in March 2023.  Follow her auctions, travels, and anecdotes on Instagram: @LydiaFenet.