Tommie Shelby

Tommie Shelby
Shelby at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics in 2020
Born	1967 (age 56–57)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Pittsburgh
Era	21st-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Africana philosophy
Institutions	Harvard University Ohio State University
Website	tommieshelby.com

Tommie Shelby (born 1967) is an American philosopher. Since 2013, he has served as the Caldwell Titcomb Professor of African and African American Studies and of Philosophy at Harvard University, where he is the current chair of the Department of African and African American Studies. He is particularly known for his work in Africana philosophy, social and political philosophy, social theory (especially Marxist theory), and the philosophy of social science.