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Robert Shapiro

Robert Shapiro
Advisory Board Chair

Vice President – Verizon
Tampa, FL

Phone: 813-978-6025
E-mail: Robert.f.shapiro@verizon.com

  • B.S. Earth Science, Penn State, 1984
  • M.A. Geography, University of Kansas, 1989

Rob has been with Verizon for over 15 years and currently leads a large organization that provides performance testing, lab engineering and production support for approximately 240 applications that run Verizon’s network operations. Rob started at Verizon as a GIS developer working on systems for cellular and network engineering. He has also worked for Oracle as a Principal DBA Consultant and for National Geographic as a programmer integrating mapping systems. He lives in Tampa with his wife, two children and Hazel (a retired Greyhound racer).