Management Consulting

Shawn O'Connor earned his MBA from Harvard Business School (with highest honors), his JD from Harvard Law School (cum laude), and his bachelor of science in foreign service from Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service (Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude). He was also awarded a Fulbright Research Scholarship to study new social movements in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2000. In 2006, O'Connor founded Stratus Prep, an educational consulting services company headquartered in New York City. He subsequently grew the company by a compound average growth rate of 40 percent for the next nine years. In 2014, O'Connor sold Stratus Prep to a private equity firm; in 2015, he stepped down from his role as chief executive officer (CEO) after almost a decade. O'Connor is the CEO of Reflections Lifestyle Center, a Texas-based mental health and addiction recovery facility that he acquired after its previous owners closed it in 2023. In the first 18 months of operations, O'Connor has rebuilt the staff, opened new locations, and increased revenue from $0 to $4 million while attaining sustained profitability. O'Connor is admitted to the bar in New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In 2016, he ran an independent political campaign in New Hampshire's first congressional district. O'Connor was the first non-major party candidate for federal or statewide office in New Hampshire history to earn the opportunity to participate in televised debates. O'Connor previously worked with McKinsey & Co. and Lehman Brothers. He has also served as a senior advisor to elected representatives on both sides of the aisle in Washington and at the state level. O'Connor is fluent in Spanish and proficient in Portuguese. He has spent over four years living in Latin America and now resides in suburban Dallas with his husband, Ben.