Gary J. Shapiro

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Gary J. Shapiro
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BornAugust 28, 1956
Nationality American
Occupation(s)Business executive, author
Notable workNinja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation

Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Companies

Contents

The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream
TitlePresident and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association

Gary J. Shapiro is an acclaimed author, lobbyist, and the president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association which represents over 1500 consumer technology companies and owns and produces the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Shapiro is the author of the bestselling books Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation (William Morrow, 2019) [1] , Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Businesses (William Morrow, 2013) [2] and The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream (Beaufort Books, 2011). [3] Through these books, media interviews, [4] and opinion pieces in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, [5] The New York Times [6] and The Washington Post, [7] Shapiro explains the economic importance of innovation. He is considered an “influencer" [8] on LinkedIn, and is a speaker at conferences including DLD, [9] Milken, [10] The Next Web [11] and SXSW. [12]

Career

Shapiro with CTA's 2016 Digital Patriots Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Blake Farenthold, in Washington, D.C. Shapiro Booker Barenthold.jpg
Shapiro with CTA's 2016 Digital Patriots Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Blake Farenthold, in Washington, D.C.

Shapiro holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a graduate of the Binghamton University, where he majored in economics and psychology.[ citation needed ]

Shapiro was an associate at the law firm of Squire, Sanders and Dempsey. [13] He also worked as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill. [14] [15] [16]

Shapiro helped found and chaired the HDTV Model Station, and has served on the board of the Advanced Television Test Center. [16] 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 is chairman of the Home Recording Rights Coalition. [17] [16]

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. [15] [16] [18] 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. [15]

Public service and recognition

Gary Shapiro was recognized in 2021 with 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. He was just the second American to receive this award in 2021. Shapiro testified on a Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee hearing on the risks to innovation caused by over-regulation. [19] He has been named a "Tech Titan" by Washingtonian magazine. [20] In 2015, 2016, and 2017, The Hill [21] 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 [22] of DC Government and Advocacy. Shapiro has been repeatedly named one of the 100 most influential people in Washington by Washington Life magazine and a Tech Titan by Washingtonian magazine. He 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. [14] He has held many exhibition industry leadership posts and received the IAEE Pinnacle Award. 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." [16] [23] [24]

Shapiro sits on the State Department's Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy, [25] the No Labels Executive Council, the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore Board of Directors and the American Enterprise Institute Global Internet Strategy Advisory Board. [26] He has served on the board of directors of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, [27] the Economic Club of Washington, [28] the Commonwealth of Virginia's Commission on Information Technology, which created policy positions for using the internet as a medium for business, and on the Board of Visitors of George Mason University. He has also been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a “mastermind” for his initiative in helping to create the Industry Cooperative for Ozone Layer Protection (ICOLP).

Awards

Family

Shapiro divorced and later remarried. He has two sons with his second wife, Susan Malinowski, [29] and two sons from a previous marriage. [15] [30]

Books

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References

  1. ↑ "Ninja Future".
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream (1 ed.). Beaufort Books. 2011-01-10. ISBN   9780825305627.
  4. ↑ "Should jobs at high-tech firms go to Americans first?". Fox Business. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  5. ↑ "Gary Shapiro: 'Great Minds Discuss Ideas'". Wall Street Journal. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  6. ↑ "Using Hands-Free Devices to Chat and Drive". The New York Times. 2013-07-04. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  7. ↑ Shapiro, Gary (2015-08-26). "Counting on government to protect cars from hackers isn't our best option". The Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  8. ↑ "Gary Shapiro | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  9. ↑ "Gary Shapiro". DLD Conference. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  10. ↑ "Global Conference 2015 Speaker: Gary Shapiro". www.milkeninstitute.org. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
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  12. ↑ "SXSW 2016 Event Schedule: Be the Next Tony Stark". SXSW Schedule 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  13. ↑ "Computer History Museum's Oral History of Gary Shapiro" (PDF).
  14. 1 2 "Best-Selling Blueprint for Economic Recovery: The Come-back Now Available as Audio Book" (Press release). Consumer Electronics Association. January 10, 2012.
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  16. 1 2 3 4 5 "Board of Directors". Northern Virginia Technology Council. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
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  19. ↑ "A Growth Agenda: Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens". U.S. Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, & Transportation. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
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  24. ↑ "Anti-Defamation League honored Shapiro with its American Heritage Award" (Press release). Anti-Defamation League. April 5, 2004.
  25. ↑ "Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy Membership List". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  26. ↑ "GIS National Advisory Board". AEI. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
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  28. ↑ "Economic Club of Washington 2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-07.
  29. ↑ "Susan Malinowski, Gary Shapiro". The New York Times. 2004-09-12. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  30. ↑ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Susan Malinowski, Gary Shapiro". The New York Times. September 12, 2004. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
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