Chris Shipley

Chris Shipley (born January 11, 1962) is an American tech author and analyst.^[1]

Chris Shipley
Born	January 11, 1962 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Allegheny College, B.A.
Occupation(s)	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]

Awards

In 2002, Fortune Small Business Magazine cited Shipley as a "most perfect board member".^[10] In 2004 the San Jose Business Journal placed her at the top of its list of Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley.^[11] In 2010, SVForum honored Shipley with its Visionary Award.^[12]