The MTVA’s mission was to coordinate the recovery and the initial rebuilding of that infrastructure at the Empire State Building, and to locate and develop permanent facilities to replace those lost in 2001.
Previously Shapiro served four years as Vice President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation,[11] covering the Media and Telecommunications sectors.
Shapiro joined the EDC with experience stretching across both electronic media and telecommunications services and technology, including Sony, the FCC, ABC Television Network and the Internet.
[17] While at the FCC, Mr. Shapiro led a team of engineers, economists and lawyers in drafting Rulemakings and Orders for the introduction of digital television to the US broadcast market.
Prior to entering the broadcast television business, he was a microelectronics process development engineer for a variety of firms in the Boston area.