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Doug Shapiro

Founder
THE MEDIATOR

Doug has been in and around media for 30 years. He spent 14 years as a Wall Street analyst covering media, then 12 years at Time Warner, including roles running Investor Relations, SVP International and Corporate Strategy, and Chief Strategy Officer of Turner. Today, he is the author of The Mediator (a widely read publication about the structural changes underway in media), an independent advisor, consultant, speaker, and senior advisor for Boston Consulting Group. He is also writing Infinite Content: AI, the Next Great Disruption of Media, and How to Navigate What’s Coming, due to be published by The MIT Press in 2026.