Board of Trustees
Jim Shelton
Jim Shelton joined the Board in 2019. He serves on the External Affairs Committee and Diversity Committee.
Jim is the former Deputy Secretary of Education and founding Executive Director of My Brother’s Keeper under President Barack Obama, is a partner with Amandla Enterprises and senior advisor for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s education work. In this role, he partners with educators, communities, researchers, and engineers to ensure that each young person is ready to thrive in and contribute to an ever changing world. Currently, he is serving as an Entrepreneur in Residence with Blue Meridian Partners as they pursue their mission scale solutions to the problems trapping youth and their families in poverty.
Jim is the former Deputy Secretary of Education and founding Executive Director of My Brother’s Keeper under President Barack Obama, is a partner with Amandla Enterprises and senior advisor for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s education work. In this role, he partners with educators, communities, researchers, and engineers to ensure that each young person is ready to thrive in and contribute to an ever changing world. Currently, he is serving as an Entrepreneur in Residence with Blue Meridian Partners as they pursue their mission scale solutions to the problems trapping youth and their families in poverty.
Previously, Jim served as the President and Chief Impact Officer at 2U, Inc., partnering with top colleges and universities to provide engaging and rigorous degree programs online. Jim began his career as a software developer and has since worked in business, government, and the non-profit sectors as an operator, investor, and entrepreneur. In these roles, he has utilized management, policy, and programmatic innovations to increase access to opportunity. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Morehouse College and Master’s degrees in both business administration and education from Stanford University.
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