# Eric N. Shapiro

> Eric N. Shapiro is the co-founder and CEO of ArcTouch, the digital product studio he started with his former Tufts roommate Adam Fingerman in 2008. Previously a founder of Zero G Software and Caustic Graphics, he has built businesses around successive software platforms, backed other founders, and written about friendship in business, workplace culture, and human-led AI development.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at ArcTouch
- **Organizations:** ArcTouch, Zero G Software, Caustic Graphics, Apple, 4.0 Partners, CampusLogic, AppGlu
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Tufts University, MBA, Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded ArcTouch, which reports more than 350 professionals and over 500 delivered digital products on its current company page., Led ArcTouch through its acquisition by Grey/WPP in January 2016., Founded Zero G Software, developer of InstallAnywhere and PowerUpdate.

## Career timeline

- **1978** — Wrote his first computer program, according to his ArcTouch author biography.
- **1990** — Graduated from Tufts University.
- **1994–1996** — Worked at Apple as a product manager and evangelist.
- **1996–2005** — Founded and led Zero G Software, maker of InstallAnywhere; the company was acquired by Macrovision.
- **2006–2008** — Founder and CEO of Caustic Graphics.
- **2008** — Co-founded ArcTouch with Adam Fingerman.
- **2009** — ArcTouch made its first engineering hires in February; the founders mark February 9 as its operational launch.
- **2011** — ArcTouch developed the official Star Trek PADD app for iPad, a project driven partly by Shapiro’s fandom.
- **2016** — Grey, part of WPP, acquired ArcTouch.
- **2017** — Named as a CampusLogic board member in an August company announcement.
- **2026** — Published a foreword describing ArcTouch’s approach to human-led AI app development.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ArcTouch, which reports more than 350 professionals and over 500 delivered digital products on its current company page.
- Led ArcTouch through its acquisition by Grey/WPP in January 2016.
- Founded Zero G Software, developer of InstallAnywhere and PowerUpdate.
- Helped turn his Star Trek enthusiasm into the official Star Trek PADD iPad app.
- Supported other technology businesses through investment, board and mentorship work.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Westport reporting identified Shapiro as Oona Robinson’s mentor through StartUp Westport during development of the FliFlo travel-planning app.
- **2026-04** — Published ArcTouch’s announcement that it is a certified Shopify partner.
- **2026-03** — Published a foreword to Human + AI: The new way to build apps that are lovable, including his Stratego project anecdote.

## Links

- Website: https://arctouch.com/blog/author/eric-shapiro
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericnshapiro

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