Chris Shipley
American writer
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Chris Shipley (born January 11, 1962) is an American tech author and analyst.[1]
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| Born | January 11, 1962 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Allegheny College, B.A. |
| Occupations | Technology writer 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.[2] In 1994, Shipley became the founding editor of Computer Life magazine, based in San Francisco.[3]
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.[4][5]
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), a book about the future of work, with Heather Elizabeth McGowan.[6] The book was selected as one of the top 30 business books of 2021 by Soundview [7]
Shipley has served on the boards of several start-up companies, including Versaic, which was acquired by Benevity in 2018.[8] She was also the founder and CEO of Guidewire Group, a technology services firm and startup incubator based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and a mentor for Unreasonable Group, a business accelerator for social entrepreneurs.[9]
