Jordan Shelby West, Ph.D.

Jordan Shelby West, PhD (she, her, and hers) is a strategic higher education executive, grounded in storytelling, community building, and cultural transformation. Dr. West is a bold visionary for an inclusive world rooted in trust, reciprocity, freedom, and liberation for all. Dr. West identifies as a scholar activist and is a formally trained social justice, anti-racist educator and facilitator. Dr. West teaches courses on Black Feminist Theory, often inspired by Beyoncé. Dr. West is the Principal and CEO of a consulting firm - Jordan Shelby West LLC - and serves on multiple national advisory boards. Dr. West presents at international conferences annually and remains engaged as a scholar practitioner through research and publishing. Dr. West is a 2026 Fellow in the HBCU Executive Leadership Institute for future college Presidents and a member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Metropolitan DC Chapter. Dr. West was invited by the Biden/Harris Administration to present at multiple events hosted by the President of the United States and the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans. Finally, Dr. West’s experience and continued research interests focus on campus climate, narrative and storytelling as a method, and how individuals from historically marginalized identities work towards liberation in higher education through the lens of Black Feminist Theory and Critical Race Theory and through the process of disrupting systemic oppression.