Meet Our President, Kelly J Shackelford

Kelly J Shackelford serves as President of the Free Market Foundation and Chief Counsel of its legal division. 

Before joining Free Market Foundation in 1997, Shackelford was the Regional Coordinator for the Southwest and Mid-America regions of the Rutherford Institute (1993-1997) and the Director of Texas Rutherford (1989-1992).

Shackelford has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and has testified before the U.S. Congress and the Texas Legislature. He served as clerk for the U. S. district Court for the Northern District of Texas.  Shackelford earned the highest unadjusted GPA in his Baylor Law School class and was a cum laude graduate of Baylor University undergraduate school. He is a member of "Who's Who International."

Many media outlets have sought interviews with Shackelford for his expertise, including NBC's Today Show, CNN, the National Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Times, The Washington Post, the L.A. Times, USA Radio Network, American Family Association Radio, among many others.

When asked why Kelly does what he does, his response was:
"Because I love it. There is no greater joy than to use the gifts the Lord has given you to serve Him and others. It is such a privilege to be able to speak the Truth in these arenas (media, legislature, and courts) in which the Truth might not be heard without us".

Kelly and his wife Karen have two sons and a daughter and live in the Dallas, Texas area.