CEO of National Retail Federation notes he has spent his entire career since law school in associations: ‘It's all I've ever known' Incoming ASAE Chair Matthew Shay at the organization's annual meeting in Toronto. TORONTO—For Matthew Shay, CEO of the $58 million-revenue National Retail Federation, it was time to give back to associations. The incoming board chair of ASAE—introduced at the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Toronto during Tuesday's closing session—started his association career long ago and far away: as assistant general counsel at the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants in Columbus. After devoting some remarks to strong condemnation of the racist… Read More