Guild Member Profile
Past Chair
Andy Shapiro
Managing Director
Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company
Walnut Creek, CA
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: 609-651-7765
- Website: blsstrategies.com
Andy Shapiro leads Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company’s new West Coast Practice Office in Walnut Creek, CA. BLS & Co. is a full-service site selection and incentives advisory firm with offices in key markets across the United States. In almost 30 years as a site selection consultant, he has advised clients in practically all industries and managed projects spanning headquarters, back offices, R&D, distribution center, and manufacturing operations, among others.
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS SERVED
| North America |
Industries
| Business Services and HQ | Advanced Manufacturing | R&D |
| Logistics, Warehouse and Distribution |
PERSONAL NOTE
Andy earned a B.A. and an M.S. in Urban Planning from The George Washington University. He is a founding member of the Site Selectors Guild and now sits on the Guild’s Board of Directors. Andy also is a frequent speaker and a media contributor on site selection and economic development topics.
INSIGHTS FROM ANDY
- Podcast: Incentives in the Age of COVID-19
- Podcast: Launching the Second Decade of the Site Selectors Guild