Jim Shelton
Keynote Speaker: CEO at Blue Meridian Partners; Former Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Education
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Jim Shelton Biography
Jim Shelton is the Chief Executive Officer of Blue Meridian Partners and a member of its Board of Directors.
Shelton leads Blue Meridian’s efforts to connect investors and visionary leaders to utilize transformative capital to scale solutions that enable all Americans to achieve economic and social mobility and escape the persistent and powerful gravitational pull of poverty.
Prior to becoming CEO in March 2025, Shelton served as President and Chief Investment and Impact Officer, overseeing Blue Meridian’s day-to-day operations and its efforts to continuously increase the impact, reach, and influence of social sector leaders and their organizations. During this period, Blue Meridian redoubled its nationwide efforts to expand effective solutions and deepened its support of regional and local strategies to break the predictive power of who one’s parents are and where one grows up on life chances through the compounding benefits of proven and promising solutions from cradle to career. He also led Blue Meridian’s pursuit of new approaches to improving economic and social mobility, including extending the organization’s work to explore the roles of for-profits, policy, and advocacy.
Shelton’s early career spanned software development and impact-focused entrepreneurship, investing, and philanthropy. He served as the Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Education and was the founding Executive Director of My Brother’s Keeper. Subsequently, he was President and Chief Impact Officer at 2U, Inc. partnering with colleges and universities to increase access to and affordability of top degree programs. He later served as the founding President of Education for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Immediately before joining Blue Meridian, Shelton founded Amandla Enterprises, an impact investment and advisory firm.
Shelton serves on the boards of several non-profit and for-profit impact-focused organizations and is a Senior Social Impact Advisor to KKR.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Morehouse College and master’s degrees in business administration and education from Stanford University.
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Jim Shelton is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Social Activism, Philanthropy, Finance, Education, Executive Leadership, Non-Profit and TED.
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Jim Shelton is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Social Activism, Philanthropy and Finance. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jim Shelton for live events is $10,000 - $20,000. Please contact us for virtual event fees. Jim Shelton can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Laurene Powell Jobs, Dolores Huerta and Brian Hooks. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jim Shelton for an upcoming event.
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How much does it cost to book Jim Shelton for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Jim Shelton, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fee for a live event is $10,000 - $20,000. For the most current speaking fee to hire Jim Shelton, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does Jim Shelton speak about?
Jim Shelton is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Social Activism, Philanthropy, Finance, Education, Executive Leadership, Non-Profit and TED. -
Who is the agent for Jim Shelton?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Jim Shelton for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Jim Shelton for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Jim Shelton or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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