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Christopher Dessi is an American writer.[1][2]

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.[3][4]

Dessi currently lives in Chappaqua, New York.[5]

Career

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 three books, Your World is Exploding, Remarkable You, and Just Like You.[6][13]

Bibliography

  • Your World is Exploding, Dessi, Chris (2012). [13]
  • Remarkable You, Dessi, Chris (2015). [13]
  • Just Like You, Dessi, Chris (2015). [13]

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