Audra Wilson

Audra Wilson serves as the President and CEO of the Shriver Center on Poverty Law since June 2020, bringing extensive experience from various leadership roles, including Deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S. House of Representatives and Congresswoman Robin Kelly from April 2013 to September 2018, where responsibilities included overseeing legislative and constituent service operations. Prior to this, Audra held positions as Creator and Host of "Practically Speaking" at Chicago Public Media, Director of Diversity Education and Outreach and Adjunct Professor of Law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, and Deputy Press and Policy Director for Obama for Illinois. Audra began a legal career as a Welfare Advocacy Staff Attorney at the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law. Audra holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and Spanish from Bucknell University and a Juris Doctor from Valparaiso University.