Gary J. Shapiro

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