Peter Shankman

PR Week Magazine has described Peter as “redefining the art of networking,” and Investor’s Business Daily has called him “crazy, but effective.” Peter Shankman is truly an example of what happens when you take the best things about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and put them to work for you.

Peter is CEO of The Geek Factory, Inc., a Marketing and PR Strategy firm located in New York City, with clients worldwide. For the Geek Factory, Peter consults to companies around the Globe, including the Snapple Beverage Group, Walt Disney World, American Express, Discovery Networks, We The People, Dream Catcher Destinations Club, and many others. Peter sits on the board of the Scott-e-Vest, the world’s first technologically enabled clothing line.

Peter is also the CEO of AirKarma, the parent company of AirTroductions, the world’s first airline networking and dating service. Founded in 2005, AirTroductions has already made the radar screens of media worldwide. Currently at over 13,000 members, AirTroductions has experienced unprecedented growth, and thousands of frequent fliers have experienced happier travels.

Peter has spoken upon invitation at various conferences and trade shows, including NAB, CTIA, CTAM, CES, PMA, Advertising Week, the DMA, and others. Peter has also been the keynote speaker at the National Association of Advertisers, and the Florida Advertising Council.

Prior to starting The Geek Factory, Peter was a consultant to the National Hockey League, working closely with the New Jersey Devils to conceive, launch, and promote NewJerseyDevils.com.

Peter started his career in Vienna, VA, with America Online as a Senior News Editor, helping the AOL Newsroom achieve 1,000,000 user hours per month. While Peter was at AOL, membership in the online service grew from 3,000,000 members to 12,000,000 members by the time he left. Peter also spearheaded coverage of the Democratic and Republican 1996 conventions, marking the first time an online news service covered any major political event.

Born and raised in New York City, Peter still lives there with his two psychotic cats, Karma and NASA, who consistently deny his repeated requests to relinquish the couch. In the few hours of spare time Peter has per month, he’s a frequent runner, with eleven completed marathons and three Olympic distance triathlons to his credit, and an “B” licensed skydiver, specializing in freeflying.

Job Title: CEO
Company Name: The Geek Factory, Inc.
Industry: Media
Organization Type: Private
Organization Size: 1-10
Job Desc: NA

Gender: M
Age Group: 37+
Astrology Sign: NA

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