Abby Shapiro is responsible for the overall strategic and operational activities of The USCIB Foundation including staff, programs, fundraising, expansion and execution of its mission as a Supporting Foundation to USCIB. Prior to assuming the Executive Director role at The USCIB Foundation she held the position of Executive Vice President at USCIB where she oversaw and managed the organization’s membership and fundraising strategy for major events and member programs to bring in new revenue streams that add value to membership and support USCIB’s mission and vision. An entrepreneur with over 25 years’ experience in the development and marketing of services for global trade, Shapiro was the founder and CEO of International Strategies, Inc., a software services company whose clients included many world-class businesses.
Shapiro has extensive experience in the philanthropy sector, particularly in international policy, fundraising and social planning, has served on numerous philanthropic boards and has been a featured speaker at seminars and educational conferences in international trade development. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Russell Sage College.
Recent Articles by Abby
Educate to Vaccinate Event Promotes COVID-19 Global Workplace Challenge (5/5/2021) - Following the launch of The USCIB Foundation’s Business Partners to CONVINCE (BP2C) initiative and the initiative’s COVID-19 Global Workplace Challenge, the group held its first major event “Educate to Vaccinate: The Role of Employers” on April 29.
The USCIB Foundation’s Business Partners to CONVINCE Launch COVID-19 Challenge (2/3/2021) - In a recent press release, The USCIB Foundation, the education and research arm of USCIB, announced that its Business Partners to CONVINCE (BP2C) initiative has launched a ‘Global COVID-19 Workplace Challenge,’ inviting companies and organizations around the world to listen to employees’ needs and concerns about the impact and prevention of COVID-19 and encourage vaccine confidence and uptake, among other […]
2019 International Leadership Award Dinner (9/17/2019) - USCIB is delighted to honor Guy Ryder, director general of the International Labor Organization. Each year this gala event attracts several hundred industry leaders, government officials and members of the diplomatic community to celebrate open markets and the recipient of USCIB's highest honor.