Gary J. Shapiro

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Gary J. Shapiro
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BornAugust 28, 1956
Nationality American
Occupation(s)Business executive, author
TitleCEO and Vice Chair of the Consumer Technology Association

Gary J. Shapiro is an American author and lobbyist who is the CEO and Vice Chair [1] of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) ®. Shapiro is the author of the books Pivot or Die, How Leaders Thrive When Everything Changes, [2] Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation (2019) [3] , Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Businesses (William Morrow, 2013) [4] and The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream (2011). [5] Through these books, interviews, and opinion pieces, Shapiro explains the economic importance of innovation. He has spoken at DLD, [6] Milken, [7] The Next Web [8] and SXSW. [9]

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Career

Shapiro with Cory Booker and Blake Farenthold, in Washington, D.C. Shapiro Booker Barenthold.jpg
Shapiro with Cory Booker and Blake Farenthold, in Washington, D.C.

Shapiro was an associate at the law firm of Squire, Sanders and Dempsey. [10] He also worked as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill. [11] [12] [13]

He co-founded and chaired the HDTV Model Station, served as a leader of the Advanced Television Test Center (ATTC) and is a charter inductee to the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers, receiving its highest award as the industry leader most influential in advancing HDTV.[ citation needed ]

Shapiro served as chairman of the Home Recording Rights Coalition. [14] [13]

While Shapiro was at Georgetown, J. Edward Day, a senior partner at Squire, began to mentor Shapiro. He instructed Shapiro to begin monitoring developments in the Sony case. The case was filed to prevent Sony and retailers from making and selling video cassette recorders. [12] [13] [15] The decision by the Ninth Circuit against Sony spurred a group of retailers, consumer groups and manufacturers, such as 3M, General Electric and RCA, to start weekly meetings in order to coordinate their fight against the verdict. These meetings quickly resulted in the creation of the HRRC. As chairman of the coalition, Shapiro has testified before Congress and has helped ensure the growth of the video rental market, VCRs, home computers, and audio-recording equipment, including MP3 technology. [12]

Awards and recognition

On February of 2025, the Royal Order of Francis I officially knighted Shapiro through Investiture. In 2021, Shapiro received the Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honor) at the Rank of Chevalier by President Emmanuel Macron, recognizing his service in spearheading the transition to a technology-forward society and organizing CES.[ citation needed ] Shapiro testified on a Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee hearing on the risks to innovation caused by over-regulation. [16] He was named a "Tech Titan" by Washingtonian magazine in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024. [17] Every year since 2015, The Hill [18] has named Shapiro “one of the most influential lobbyists” in Washington, D.C. In 2015, Shapiro was named one of DC Inno's 50 on Fire [19] of DC Government and Advocacy. Shapiro was inducted into the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers and in 2003 received its highest award as the industry leader most influential in advancing HDTV. [11] In 2004, the Anti-Defamation League honored Shapiro with its American Heritage Award at its annual dinner in recognition of his "long commitment to the humanitarian goals of civil rights and justice." [13] [20] [21]

Shapiro sits on the boards of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, and the CEO Forum Digital Board. Shapiro sat on the State Department's Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy, [22] the No Labels Executive Council, the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore Board of Directors and the American Enterprise Institute Global Internet Strategy Advisory Board. [23] He served on the Economic Club of Washington, [24] and the Commonwealth of Virginia's Commission on Information Technology.

Family

Shapiro divorced and later remarried. He has two sons with his second wife, Susan Malinowski, [25] and two sons from a previous marriage. [12] [26]

Books

References

  1. ↑ "From Our CEO". www.cta.tech. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  2. ↑ Shapiro, Gary (January 30, 2025). Pivot or Die: How Leaders Thrive When Everything Changes (First ed.). United States: William Morrow (published October 8, 2024). ISBN   9780063374775.
  3. ↑ "Ninja Future".
  4. ↑ Shapiro, Gary (2015-01-06). Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World's Most Successful Businesses (Reprint ed.). New York: William Morrow Paperbacks. ISBN   9780062242334.
  5. ↑ The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream (1 ed.). Beaufort Books. 2011-01-10. ISBN   9780825305627.
  6. ↑ "Gary Shapiro". DLD Conference. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  7. ↑ "Global Conference 2015 Speaker: Gary Shapiro". www.milkeninstitute.org. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  8. ↑ The Next Web (2013-05-03), Keynote Gary Shapiro: Ninja Innovation, at The Next Web Conference Europe 2013 | The Next Web , retrieved 2016-04-25
  9. ↑ "SXSW 2016 Event Schedule: Be the Next Tony Stark". SXSW Schedule 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  10. ↑ "Computer History Museum's Oral History of Gary Shapiro" (PDF).
  11. 1 2 "Best-Selling Blueprint for Economic Recovery: The Come-back Now Available as Audio Book" (Press release). Consumer Electronics Association. January 10, 2012.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Shapiro, Gary (2011). The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream . Beaufort Books. pp.  224. ISBN   978-0825305627.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Board of Directors". Northern Virginia Technology Council. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  14. ↑ "Blueprint for Economic Recovery, The Comeback, Debuts as New York Times Bestseller | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  15. ↑ Smith, Steve (October 28, 2002). "Shapiro Outlines CEA's Copy Protection View". This Week In Consumer Electronics.
  16. ↑ "A Growth Agenda: Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens". U.S. Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, & Transportation. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  17. ↑ Guinto, Joseph (20 September 2018). "Tech Titans 2018: Washington's Top Tech Leaders".
  18. ↑ Dickson, Rebecca (2016-11-02). "Top Lobbyists 2016: Associations". TheHill. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  19. ↑ Inno, DC. "DC Inno Announces the Winners of the third Annual 50 on Fire Awards". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  20. ↑ "ADL HONORS TOP ELECTRONICS, APPLIANCES EXECS; Anti-Defamation League awards; Jerry Throgmartin of Gregg Appliances Inc.; Dick Komiyama ofSony Electronics Inc.; Noel Lee of Monster Cable Products Inc.; Brief Article". HFN The Weekly Newspaper of the Home Furnishing Network. November 21, 2005.
  21. ↑ "Anti-Defamation League honored Shapiro with its American Heritage Award" (Press release). Anti-Defamation League. April 5, 2004.
  22. ↑ "Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy Membership List". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  23. ↑ "GIS National Advisory Board". AEI. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  24. ↑ "Economic Club of Washington 2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-07.
  25. ↑ "Susan Malinowski, Gary Shapiro". The New York Times. 2004-09-12. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  26. ↑ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Susan Malinowski, Gary Shapiro". The New York Times. September 12, 2004. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
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