Shelby is a social entrepreneur who has dedicated his career to building and empowering p2p marketplaces. He is currently the CEO of peers.org, which aims to support sharing economy workers left vulnerable from the lack of a traditional employment infrastructure. Previously, Shelby was the founder and CEO of RelayRides, the world’s first peer-to-peer carsharing marketplace, which now operates in over 2,500 US cities. He was an early employee at p2p microfinance lending platform Kiva.org. Shelby is intrigued by the power of connecting people online to positively impact the offline world, and believes strongly that the rapidly growing and evolving Collaborative Economy has the potential to be an incredibly positive force in our society and economy. 
Shelby holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University, where he attending on a swimming scholarship.