About
Official-ish 3rd-person bio:
Jake Shapiro is founding CEO of Public Radio Exchange (PRX Inc.) an award-winning nonprofit whose mission is to harness technology to bring compelling content to millions of people. Since its launch in 2003 PRX has been an innovator in public media, pioneering new distribution models, developing mobile applications, and investing in significant stories and programs from new voices.
PRX is the recipient of the 2011 Peabody Award for Excellence in Electronic Media for The Moth Radio Hour; the 2011 Webby Award for the This American Life iPad app; the 2010 Knight News Challenge, and the 2008 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.
In 2010 Jake was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship, supporting his social entrepreneurship work in new media. Prior to PRX, Jake was Associate Director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, where he remains on the Fellows Advisory Board.
Jake is a frequent speaker at media and technology events and is an advisor and consultant to a variety of public media organizations, media funders, and Internet startups. He is also an independent musician and has recorded and performed on guitar and cello with numerous groups, most frequently with original rock band Two Ton Shoe. Jake lives near Boston with his wife and their three children.
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