About
Official-ish 3rd-person bio:
Jake Shapiro is Executive Director of Public Radio Exchange (PRX), a nonprofit web-based service for distribution, review, and licensing of radio programs. Since its launch in 2003 PRX has been a leading innovator in public broadcasting, pioneering new digital distribution models and social media applications. Prior PRX, Jake served as Associate Director of Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School, where remains a Fellow. 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. Jake serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Association of Independents in Radio, Open Source Media, the Integrated Media Association, and the Conversations Network. He is on the advisory board of two Boston-based startups, StyleFeeder and EchoNest. He is also an independent musician and composer and has recorded and performed on guitar and cello with numerous groups, most recently with Boston-based rock band Two Ton Shoe.
Other/earlier affiliations, places of work, etc:
Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus
Moscow Institute for Advanced Studies
History and Literature, Harvard College
Get in touch with me at jake at two ton shoe dot com.
