Shanita Penny M.B.A. is an internationally recognized management consultant with over a decade of experience in helping Fortune 500 companies solve complex issues and improve business performance. Her reputation as a strategic thinker and a results-oriented leader was cultivated in management and consulting roles with companies such as Pepsico, McCormick and Company and JDA Software.

Shanita is a proud alumna of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, where she earned a BS in Transportation and Logistics Management and completed internships with Polo Ralph Lauren, Harley-Davidson and Miller Brewing Company. As a lifelong learner, she brought her corporate experiences into the classroom during her graduate studies at the University of Baltimore and Towson University. Shanita fearlessly led a team of marketing consultants on a semester-long project to create a Living Museum for a Portuguese Guitar collection in Lisbon, Portugal as a Wright Global Scholar.