Andrea Shapiro provides consulting services in the areas of nonprofit and public management, strategic planning, program design and implementation, and resource development. Clients include nonprofits; municipal, state, and federal government entities; and community-based businesses. Andrea has more than 20 years of experience spanning the nonprofit, public and private sectors, including years of work with organizations in transition.

Andrea has worked as a consultant, staff member and funder in a variety of fields including homelessness, affordable housing, community and economic development, domestic violence prevention, women's issues, immigration and immigrant services, disability issues, civil rights, anti-poverty programs, early childhood education, and more. She has worked as a management consultant in the private, public and nonprofit sectors; launched Second Chances, a community-based nonprofit organization; been a nonprofit CEO and a senior staff member in the nonprofit and public sectors; managed the restructuring of several departments and organizations; consulted with boards and management of nonprofits, public agencies and businesses; and served as a board member and executive committee member in various nonprofit organizations. Her interest in consulting began in the private sector, as a research associate with a management consulting firm working on the financial services industry consolidation of the late 1980s.

Andrea holds an MBA from Boston University's Graduate School of Management with significant course work in public management, finance, and real estate as well as a BA cum laude from Smith College in psychology and sociology. She maintains consulting affiliations with Third Sector New England's Executive Transitions Program, NeighborWorks America and Community Reinvestment Associates.