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Christopher Dessi is an American writer.

Early life and education

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.

Dessi currently lives in Chappaqua, New York.

Career

In 2010, Dessi founded Silverback Social, a company he led as CEO until its acquisition by PerformLine, Inc. in October 2017. Before founding Silverback Social, he worked at Buddy Media, which was later acquired by SalesForce.

In 2012, Dessi independently organized a marathon after the cancellation of the New York City Marathon due to Hurricane Sandy. He undertook this challenge to support his father, Adrian Dessi, who was battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Through social media, he raised over $3,000 for ALS research. The marathon, held at the Pleasantville High School track, was attended by family, friends, and local residents. He also competed in the marathon, completing a 26.2-mile run.

In 2013, Dessi started the Westchester Digital Summit, an annual event about digital media held at Westchester County Center in White Plains. In September 2015, Baltimore Digital Summit was launched.

In 2016, Dessi gave a TEDx talk titled "Vulnerability Works."

As an author, Dessi has written four books, Your World is Exploding, Remarkable You, Just Like You, and ChatGPT for Profit.

Bibliography

  • Your World is Exploding, Dessi, Chris (2012).
  • Remarkable You, Dessi, Chris (2015).
  • Just Like You, Dessi, Chris (2015).

References

  1. "Some investors skeptical of #AT&T merger with #TimeWarner". Voice of America. October 26, 2016.
  2. "Twitter's Wall Street problem | CNN Business". April 30, 2014 – via CNN.
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  6. ^ "Tremper Talks Series: Chris Dessi". HamletHub.
  7. "Presidential social media, website transition, too". WNYW. January 20, 2017.
  8. Beckford, Checkey (June 29, 2016). "De Blasio Staffer Quits, Blasts Administration's 'Political Hacks'".
  9. Times, The New York (June 8, 2009). "People and Accounts of Note". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  10. ^ Pearlman, Jeff (November 5, 2012). "Jeff Pearlman: After the cancellation, one man runs his own New York City Marathon for his father". Sports Illustrated.
  11. Hall, John. "Must-Attend Marketing Conferences For Leaders In 2014". Forbes.
  12. Johnson, Emma (January 28, 2015). "How To: Launch a Conference". Success.
  13. ^ "TEDxTarrytown". TED.
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