Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: GARY J. SHAPIRO 

Lawyer, author and lobbyist Shapiro is the longtime leader of the Consumer Technology Association, a trade organization representing more than 1,200 consumer technology companies. CTA owns and produces CES, the world’s largest consumer technology trade show, which has been held in Las Vegas since 1978.

With more than three decades at CTA’s helm, Shapiro has increased the association’s impact and influence while also expanding CES globally, attracting exhibitors from more than 50 countries. In 2024, Kinsey Fabrizio took over as president of CTA from Shapiro.

In May, CTA hosted a “fly-in” week for company executives in Washington, D.C., to lobby against the Trump administration’s tariffs.

A Georgetown Law graduate, Shapiro previously worked on Capitol Hill and was an associate at the Squire Sanders law firm before joining CTA. In 2021, Shapiro received France’s Legion of Honour Award from French President Emmanuel Macron, recognizing his impact on technology.
Shapiro is an honorary member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, a member of the CEO Update Roundtable, and serves on the boards of the Council of Manufacturing Associations and the Focused Ultrasound Foundation.