David S. Shapira is an American

United States

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 businessman. He serves as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Giant Eagle, Inc

Giant Eagle

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. He joined the company in 1971 and has been President and CEO since 1980. He has also been involved in philanthropic causes

Philanthropy

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. Until 2009, he was the chairman of Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University

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's Board of Trustees.

Member of the board of Directors of Equitable Resources, Inc. (NYSE: EQT) A Pennsylvania natural gas and oil company with emphasis on the Appalachian area.

He received his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College

Oberlin College

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 in 1963 and an MA in Economics from Stanford University

Stanford University

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