Russell Shaw

Russell Shaw is the Head of Georgetown Day School, founded in 1945 as the first integrated school in Washington DC. GDS is a thriving and nationally recognized k-12 institution, known not only for its quality education but as a leader in social justice, equity, and diversity curriculum. Russell began his educational career leading backcountry expeditions for Voyageur Outward Bound School in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. He subsequently taught at Thornton Friends School in Maryland, served as Dean of Students at Woodside Priory School in California, and was Assistant Head of School and Middle School Director at Abington Friends School in Pennsylvania. Russell received a Klingenstein Fellowship at Columbia University’s Teachers College where he earned a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership. He is a graduate of Yale University. He and his wife, Rabbi Shira Stutman, have three children.