Chris Shipley (born January 11, 1962) is an American tech author and analyst.
Biography
Shipley began her career as a technology writer, and later became executive editor at ''PC/Computing'' magazine, then joined the company's online publishing division, ZDNet, where she introduced online publications on CompuServe, Prodigy, and Ziff-Davis's Interchange Online Network. In 1994, Shipley became the founding editor of ''Computer Life'' magazine, based in
San Francisco
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.
In 1996, Shipley joined International Data Group (IDG) as the executive producer of the
DEMO Conference, a conference of industry insiders, investors, early adopters, and journalists working in the data and tech sectors.
She is the author of several books, including ''How to Connect'' (Ziff-Davis Press) and ''How the World Wide Web Works'' (Ziff-Davis Press). In 2020, Shipley co-authored ''The Adaptation Advantage'' (
Wiley
Wiley may refer to:
Locations
* Wiley, Colorado, a U.S. town
* Wiley, Pleasants County, West Virginia, U.S.
* Wiley-Kaserne, a district of the city of Neu-Ulm, Germany
People
* Wiley (musician), British grime MC, rapper, and producer
* Wiley Mil ...
), a book about the future of work, with Heather Elizabeth McGowan. The book was selected as one of the top 30 business books of 2021 by Soundview
Shipley has served on the boards of several start-up companies, including Versaic, which was acquired by Benevity in 2018. She was also the founder and CEO of Guidewire Group, a technology services firm and
startup incubator based in the
San Francisco Bay Area
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, and a mentor for Unreasonable Group, a
business accelerator
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for
social entrepreneurs
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.
Awards
In 2002, Fortune Small Business Magazine cited Shipley as a "most perfect board member". In 2004 the ''San Jose Business Journal'' placed her at the top of its list of Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley. In 2010, SVForum honored Shipley with its Visionary Award.
[SVForum Proudly Announces 13th Annual 2010 Visionary Award Recipients; PRNewswire; http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sdforum-proudly-announces-13th-annual-2010-visionary-award-recipients-94846459.html]
References
External links
Official Website of Chris ShipleyPhotography Website of Chris Shipley
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1962 births
Living people
American technology writers
Writers from Pennsylvania
People from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania