Chris Dessi

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Christopher Dessi is an American writer. [1] [2]

Early life and education

Dessi was born in Brooklyn, New York. He holds a bachelor's degree from Loyola University Maryland and a master's degree from New York University. [3] [4]

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Dessi currently lives in Chappaqua, New York. [5]

Career

In 2010, Dessi founded Silverback Social, a company he led as CEO until its acquisition by PerformLine, Inc. in October 2017. [6] [7] [8] Before founding Silverback Social, he worked at Buddy Media, which was later acquired by SalesForce. [9]

In 2012, Dessi independently organized a marathon after the cancellation of the New York City Marathon due to Hurricane Sandy. [10] [4] He undertook this challenge to support his father, Adrian Dessi, who was battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). [10] [4] Through social media, he raised over $3,000 for ALS research. [10] The marathon, held at the Pleasantville High School track, was attended by family, friends, and local residents. [10] He also competed in the marathon, completing a 26.2-mile run. [10]

In 2013, Dessi started the Westchester Digital Summit, an annual event about digital media held at Westchester County Center in White Plains. [5] [11] In September 2015, Baltimore Digital Summit was launched. [12]

In 2016, Dessi gave a TEDx talk titled "Vulnerability Works." [13]

As an author, Dessi has written three books, Your World is Exploding, Remarkable You, and Just Like You. [6] [13]

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