Chris Shelton

Director of Education Strategy and Cross-Sector Community

Chris Shelton recently earned her Doctor of Education Leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. During her third-year residency, she worked with EdRedesign as a cross-sector leadership advisor and, after graduation in May 2025, Dr. Shelton joined the EdRedesign team as director of education strategy and cross-sector community.

Shelton's career began as a defense attorney at Bryan Cave, LLP, before she discovered her true calling in education. Shelton transitioned and began working as a middle school mathematics teacher with Teach for America in St. Louis, Missouri. She spent a decade at her Teach for America placement school relentlessly fighting to ensure that urban scholars receive a quality and equitable education. After leaving her placement school, Shelton was awarded the Zuckerman Fellowship from the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Shelton also received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Saint Louis University, a Juris Doctor degree from Howard University School of Law, and a master’s degree in Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship from Harvard.