Time Inc.

Executive Team

Bill Shapiro
Development Editor

Bill Shapiro was named development editor of Time Inc. in October, 2007. In this role he serves as an in-house consultant to many of the company's titles, and as the primary liaison between editorial and corporate advertising. He is currently creating new online and print titles for Time Inc.

Previously, Shapiro was the managing editor of LIFE where he oversaw a weekly magazine distributed in over 90 newspapers with a circulation of 13 million. He spun off the magazine's popular last page, Picture Puzzle, into a #1 New York Times best-selling book. Prior to LIFE, he was the managing editor of Time Inc.'s Custom Publishing division where he was responsible for 28 magazine titles produced for clients such as American Express, Target, Merrill Lynch, Hallmark, McDonald's, and Ford. He also headed the creative team that developed the concept and prototype for All You, the monthly women's magazine Time Inc. launched in September of 2004.

Shapiro came to Time Inc. from Jungle Media where he was the company's editorial director. While there, he launched MBA Jungle and JD Jungle, award-winning magazines targeting young professionals. Earlier in his career, Shapiro was the executive editor at Maxim and, later, at Details. His broad editorial experience also includes serving in senior positions at Self and Parenting.

His first book, Other People's Love Letters, was published in November.