Jerry Sirota, our founder, returned home from World War II and went straight to work in his father’s auto repair business.  After several years, Jerry’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to venture out on his own and establish a daily rental business, which eventually grew to five locations.  In 1958, Jerry closed the daily rental operation and leased his first vehicle to a customer in New York who he had never met in person.  This type of transaction was unheard of at the time, Jerry was truly a pioneer in the vehicle leasing industry.  There were many skeptics of this new leasing venture (including Jerry’s father!), but word of mouth spread from one happy client to another and the business began to grow.  In 1972, Hurricane Agnes devastated northeast Pennsylvania, washing away both Eastern Auto Leasing’s office as well as Jerry’s family home.  Jerry was forced to start over, and with the same successful recipe of hard work, integrity, and tremendous determination, he overcame immense adversity to not only recover but prosper.  Jerry continued leading Eastern Auto Leasing until his untimely passing in 2006.

Jeffrey Sirota, our current President, completed his studies at Penn State University and in 1980 came home to work with his father at Eastern Auto Leasing.  Under Jerry’s tutelage, Jeff learned the business and ultimately foresaw and capitalized on the surge in consumer leasing that occurred in the mid-1980s.  During this time, Jeff also took a keen interest in and actively pursued commercial vehicle leasing accounts, and today Eastern Auto Leasing has commercial accounts all across the country.  Many of Jeff’s clients have been with him for 25+ years, and he now regularly works with their second- and third-generation family members.  Jeff remains dedicated to honoring and carrying forward Jerry’s legacy of hard work, integrity, and determination.

Alix Sirota received his B.A. from College of Charleston in Charleston, SC, and went on to attend Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, VA.  During Alix’s time in law school, he was selected to serve as Editor in Chief of the Washington and Lee Law Review and to join Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society.  Alix graduated from law school summa cum laude, was inducted into the prestigious Order of the Coif, and was presented with the Business Law Award.  Following law school, Alix joined the Washington, DC office of the international law firm Covington & Burling, where he worked as a corporate associate focusing on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and other commercial matters.  After developing a thirst for business, Alix decided to return home in 2023 to contribute to the family legacy by working alongside his father at Eastern Auto Leasing.