Shahrzad Shams is the program manager of the race and democracy program at the Roosevelt Institute. In addition to providing policy research and legal analysis of issues related to racial justice, democracy, the economy, and the courts, she works with the race and democracy team and Roosevelt fellows to ensure a critical racial analysis throughout the think tank's programmatic areas. Shams holds a BA in psychology from The Ohio State University, an MA in public policy, administration, and management from John Glenn College of Public Affairs, and a JD from Moritz College of Law.
