SXSW 2012

CEO
PRX Public Radio Exchange
Jake Shapiro is CEO of The Public Radio Exchange (PRX.org) an online marketplace connecting stations, producers and the public. Since its launch in 2003 PRX has been a leading innovator in public media, pioneering new digital distribution models and social media applications. In 2008 PRX received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions and in 2010 PRX was selected as a winner of the Knight News Challenge. Prior to PRX, Jake was Associate Director of the Berkman Center for Internet & 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.