Shaun Fletcher

About Shaun Fletcher

Dr. Shaun Fletcher is an Associate Professor at San José State University as well as the Principal Consultant for ShaunJFletcher Diversity Training™. Shaun has experience working with private and public organizations for whom he has provided counsel on strategic messaging, executive communications, employee engagement, diversity, equity and inclusion and brand management and development. Dr. Fletcher also served as BoardChair for Diversity and Inclusion for Public Relations Society of America - Silicon Valley,Advisory Board member for the Institute for the Study of Sport Society and SocialChange, Faculty Diversity Committee member, Vice-Chair of the SJSU Athletics Board,and Tri-Chair for the Taskforce to implement that CSU Black Student Success Report atSJSU.Prior to joining San José State, Shaun led the Internal Communications team at Apple for the Retail Learning and Development organization. In this role, he provided overall strategic communications and marketing plan development, connecting the department\'s mission to its over retail employees globally. Shaun concurrently served as a consultant and mentor for Apple’s multimillion-dollar partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, bringing students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to Apple for an immersive apprenticeship experience. Shaun also led the Internal Communications division at Volkswagen Group of America for the North American region.Dr. Fletcher\'s portfolio continues to expand as he has evolved into a sought-after panel moderator and interviewer, having moderated sessions with 1968 Olympic icon, John Carlos and CNN Chief White House Correspondent, Jim Acosta, along with Fortune 500 leaders. He also received recognition for his emotional TEDx talk on mental health discourse within the African American community, along with his transformational keynote speech on the most urgent threats to diversity and inclusion at Cornell University. Dr. Fletcher is a regular media contributor on CBS, NBC and FOX Bay Area offering commentary on issues of race and gender equity in sport, politics and mental health in America, and has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times, NPR and Black Enterprise. Dr. Fletcher earned his Doctorate in Intercultural Communication from Howard University, a Master of Arts in Interpersonal/Org Communication from the University of Central Florida, and a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations from San José State University.

Experience

1. Public Voices Fellow

   The Oped Project

   Aug 2020 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

Education

• Howard University

  PhD, Intercultural Communication

  2005 — 2009

• San José State University

  BS, Public Relations

  2000 — 2003

• University of Central Florida

  MA, Interpersonal Communication

  2003 — 2005