Graham Shapiro (Chester)

Graham Shapiro, GSD CEO & Founder, Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Chester Business School

“For some years now, it has been a privilege for me to serve as Entrepreneur in Residence at Churchill House, the Business School of The University of Chester. During this time, I have found my work with aspiring entrepreneurs to have been constantly rewarding and endlessly fulfilling. Working alongside professional academics has been enhanced by the opportunity to liaise with an array of business people who collectively, bring a rich variety of skills, all honed and practised in real-life business scenarios; I have seen at first hand that the focus they bring imparts strong commercial discipline. It is evident that as a direct result, the students have acquired a mindset that equips them to face adversity and overcome obstacles. The Business School of University of Chester is founded upon a tradition of excellence but one that encourages students to look to the future with confidence because after all, that’s where they going to spend the rest of their lives. It has been very much my privilege to be a part of the University of Chester and to have the opportunity to encourage young entrepreneurs to become who they want to be!”

Graham Shapiro is an internationally celebrated, award-winning, British inventor, designer & digital entrepreneur. He is a Fellow of both The Chartered Society of Designers and The Chartered Institute of Marketing and serves as Ambassador of Innovation for The University of Cambridge. Graham was elected a Member of Walpole, The British Luxury Index and was admitted as a Freeman of the City of London.



For the past 25 years, his company, Graham Shapiro Design (GSD), has created branding and websites some of the world’s leading companies, all of whom have valuable intellectual property including Fiat Chrysler, Philips, Stephen Webster, Siemens, Komatsu, Liverpool F.C, Clive Christian, CSIRO, Rolex, Rybrook, Samsung and The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award. As a Partner to The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award, Graham is accustomed to working at the highest level of the royal household. Graham’s own innovations include the invention of the interloopmailer and Reggie, both acclaimed, in their own field.



He established The Graham Shapiro Foundation, primarily to alleviate mental suffering and as such, this has now become a charity with the commendable vision to increase support for mental health, facilitate greater wellbeing and at the same time, to inspire innovation and entrepreneurial spirit among young people in the United Kingdom.