The Official "Short" Bio
Chris Shipley is a leading technology and product analyst. Best known as the executive producer of the DEMO Conferences for IDG Executive Forums, Shipley has helped technology companies bring more than 1,000 new products to market since 1996. As a founding partner and editorial director in Guidewire Group, she consults with emerging technology companies in the U.S. and Europe to identify market opportunities and accelerate products to market. Fortune Small Business Magazine placed Shipley on its "Top 10 Minds in Small Business," and the San Jose Business Journal named her a "Woman of Distinction." She has often been cited as a leading influencer by Marketing Computers magazine. Shipley has covered personal technology since 1984 and has worked as a writer and editor for a variety of technology and consumer media. She is currently authoring a book on the social impact of technology-driven change.
Shipley holds BAs in Literature and Communication Arts from Allegheny College and pursues knowledge and understanding relentlessly.
The Painfully Long Bio
Chris Shipley has covered the personal technology business since 1984 and is regarded as one of the top analysts in technology. As a founding partner and editorial director in Guidewire Group, she consults with emerging technology companies in the U.S. and Europe to identify market opportunities and accelerate products to market. She has produced the DEMO conferences for Network World Events & Executive Forums since 1996, and is the lead columnist for the weekly e-newsletter, DEMOletter. Prior to joining the DEMO organization, Chris briefly ran her own media strategy and consulting company. She began her career in technology journalism in 1984 with Ziff-Davis Publishing, where she worked as a writer and editor for PC Week, PC/Computing, and Computer Life. In 1992, she joined the online publishing group at Ziff-Davis where she was editorial director for a range of ZiffNet services.
Chris has won numerous awards for journalistic excellence, and was three times named the #1 newsletter editor by Technology Marketing for her work on DEMOletter. Over the years, she has written for PC Magazine, InfoWorld, Working Woman and Us Magazine, as well as a regional travel magazine.. She has written two books on communications and Internet technology, and is at work on a book of essays discussing the unintended consequences of technology adoption. In 2002, Fortune Small Business Magazine included Chris on its list of 'most perfect board of directors.'
She sits on the board of directors for Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, and is an advisory board member to several startup ventures, including PredatorWatch, Phantom Technologies, and AllenPort. Chris graduated from Allegheny College with a B.A. in literature and communications arts. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area.
The Much Longer Story of My Life in Technology
