Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: GARY J. SHAPIRO

Lawyer, author and lobbyist Shapiro is the longtime leader of the Consumer Technology Association, a trade organization representing more than 1,300 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 February, Kinsey Fabrizio took over as president of CTA from Shapiro. 

A Georgetown Law graduate, Shapiro previously worked on Capitol Hill and was an associate at the Squire Sanders law firm before joining CTA. He has been recognized by Washingtonian magazine as a Tech Titan and as one of the capital’s most influential people by Washington Life Magazine. In 2021, Shapiro received France’s Legion of Honour Award from French President Emmanuel Macron, recognizing his impact on technology.

Shapiro will publish his fourth book in October. He 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.