Murray Shapiro
Murray Shapiro has been a member of PEIR (Personal Enrichment in Retirement) for eight years, and for the past three years has been PEIR’s Chairman. He is a frequent PEIR presenter on topics including science, news, politics, and a variety of other subjects. He was very involved in the transition of PEIR during the COVID pandemic from a Hofstra University-based organization to one with multiple venues. And recently, PEIR returned to the Hofstra campus for a part of its program. Prior to retirement in 2010, he worked as an engineer in various aspects of the U.S. missile defense program, such as participation in programs with our allies, including England and Israel. He is 89 years old and the father of three children, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He lives in Woodmere, N.Y.
