Gary Shapiro
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Lawyer, writer and businessman |
| Known for | Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Companies and The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream |
Gary Shapiro is president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, which represents more than 2,400 tech companies and owns and produces CES. Shapiro authored of the New York Times best-selling book s Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Businesses and The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream. Through these books, media interviews, and hundreds of opinion pieces in publications such as The Wall Street Journal,The New York Times and The Washington Post, Shapiro explains the economic importance of innovation. He is considered an “influencer” on LinkedIn, and is a highly sought-after speaker, having taken the stage at conferences including DLD, Milken, The Next Web and SXSW.
Shapiro holds a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. He is also a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the Binghamton University, where he majored in economics and psychology.
Prior to joining CTA in 1982, Shapiro was an associate at the law firm of Squire, Sanders and Dempsey. He also worked as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill.
Shapiro is president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) – formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) – the trade association representing the $287 billion U.S. consumer technology industry. CTA has more than 2,200 member companies – 80 percent of which are small businesses and startups, others are among the world’s best known brands. CTA membership benefits include policy advocacy, market research, training, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships.
Under Shapiro’s leadership, CTA regularly wins awards for its success as a family friendly employer, the healthiest workplace of its size in Washington, and as a “green” tradeshow producer. In 2016, CTA earned its third consecutive selection as a Washington Post Top Workplace.
The Consumer Technology Association owns and produces CES – the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technology. CTA also co-hosts several smaller events around the world throughout the year. CES is a major technology-related trade show held each January in the Las Vegas Convention Center and several other Las Vegas venues. CES has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies since 1967—the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. As the largest hands-on event of its kind, CES features all aspects of the industry. Not open to the public, the CTA-sponsored show typically hosts previews of products and new product announcements.
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