Chris Dessi
Christopher Dessi is an American writer.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Dessi was born in Brooklyn, New York. He holds a bachelor's degree from Loyola University Maryland and a master's degree from New York University.[3][4]
Dessi currently lives in Chappaqua, New York.[5]
Career[edit]
In 2010, Dessi founded Silverback Social, a company he led as CEO until its acquisition by PerformLine, Inc. in October 2017.[6][7][8] Before founding Silverback Social, he worked at Buddy Media, which was later acquired by SalesForce.[9]
In 2012, Dessi independently organized a marathon after the cancellation of the New York City Marathon due to Hurricane Sandy.[10][4] He undertook this challenge to support his father, Adrian Dessi, who was battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).[10][4] Through social media, he raised over $3,000 for ALS research.[10] The marathon, held at the Pleasantville High School track, was attended by family, friends, and local residents.[10] He also competed in the marathon, completing a 26.2-mile run.[10]
In 2013, Dessi started the Westchester Digital Summit, an annual event about digital media held at Westchester County Center in White Plains.[5][11] In September 2015, Baltimore Digital Summit was launched.[12]
In 2016, Dessi gave a TEDx talk titled "Vulnerability Works."[13]
As an author, Dessi has written four books, Your World is Exploding, Remarkable You, Just Like You, and ChatGPT for Profit.[6][13]
Bibliography[edit]
- Your World is Exploding, Dessi, Chris (2012). [13]
- Remarkable You, Dessi, Chris (2015). [13]
- Just Like You, Dessi, Chris (2015). [13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Some investors skeptical of #AT&T merger with #TimeWarner". Voice of America. October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Twitter's Wall Street problem | CNN Business". April 30, 2014 – via CNN.
- ^ "Chris Dessi: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com.
- ^ a b c Monroe, Rachel (November 7, 2012). "Loyola Grad Runs the NYC Marathon Anyway -". Baltimore Fishbowl.
- ^ a b Spillane, Matt (April 26, 2013). "Inaugural Westchester Digital Summit Capitalizes on Media, Consulting and IT Expertise". Westchester Magazine.
- ^ a b "Tremper Talks Series: Chris Dessi". HamletHub.
- ^ "Presidential social media, website transition, too". WNYW. January 20, 2017.
- ^ Beckford, Checkey (June 29, 2016). "De Blasio Staffer Quits, Blasts Administration's 'Political Hacks'".
- ^ Times, The New York (June 8, 2009). "People and Accounts of Note". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b c d e Pearlman, Jeff (November 5, 2012). "Jeff Pearlman: After the cancellation, one man runs his own New York City Marathon for his father". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Hall, John. "Must-Attend Marketing Conferences For Leaders In 2014". Forbes.
- ^ Johnson, Emma (January 28, 2015). "How To: Launch a Conference". Success.
- ^ a b c d e "TEDxTarrytown". TED.